Brian Dunning played for Northern Districts for 17 seasons as a top-order batsman, and although he made only three hundreds in 82 appearances for them, as a hard-hitting player he was an ever present. His best season was 1972-73 when he made 451 runs at 41.00 and was in the New Zealand side that won Australia's Coca-Cola Knockout Cup. After retiring as a player he continued as a selector and coach. For Northlands province he made his debut at 19 and played 159 times for the province scoring 7164 runs, including 18 centuries, and holding 93 catches - all Northland cricket records - before retiring at age 49. He also represented the province at hockey.
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Brian Dunning Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	50s	Ct	St
FC	83	150	10	3929	142	28.06	3	22	58	0
List A	15	11	0	319	80	29.00	0	3	6	0

Bowling

Format	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
FC	83	4195	1804	51	5/37	-	35.37	2.58	82.2	-	1	0
List A	15	485	302	8	2/26	2/26	37.75	3.73	60.6	0	0	0

Recent Matches of Brian Dunning

Match	Bat	Bowl	Date	Ground	Format
New Zealand vs Queensland	23	0/32	21-Jan-1973	Brisbane	List A
New Zealand vs South Aust	4	--	14-Jan-1973	Adelaide	List A
New Zealand vs Victoria	21	0/31	04-Feb-1972	Melbourne	List A

Debut/Last Matches of Brian Dunning

FC Matches

Span

1961/62 - 1977/78

List A Matches

Span

1971/72 - 1980/81