Full name Stephen Lewis Boock
Born September 20, 1951, Dunedin, Otago
Current age 69 years 166 days
Major teams New Zealand, Canterbury, Otago
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 30 | 41 | 8 | 207 | 37 | 6.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| ODIs | 14 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 10.00 | 31 | 96.77 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| First-class | 164 | 195 | 67 | 1092 | 37 | 8.53 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 61 | 37 | 21 | 118 | 12 | 7.37 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 30 | 48 | 6598 | 2564 | 74 | 7/87 | 8/156 | 34.64 | 2.33 | 89.1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| ODIs | 14 | 13 | 700 | 513 | 15 | 3/28 | 3/28 | 34.20 | 4.39 | 46.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 164 | 14314 | 640 | 8/57 | 22.36 | 40 | 5 | ||||||
| List A | 61 | 3360 | 1832 | 80 | 4/16 | 4/16 | 22.90 | 3.27 | 42.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | New Zealand v England at Wellington, Feb 10-15, 1978 scorecard |
| Last Test | New Zealand v Pakistan at Auckland, Feb 24-28, 1989 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | England v New Zealand at Scarborough, Jul 15, 1978 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Australia v New Zealand at Chandigarh, Oct 27, 1987 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1973/74 - 1989/90 |
| List A span | 1973/74 - 1989/90 |
Wisden overview
Tall and curly haired, Stephen Boock was an orthodox slow left-armer with excellent control and considerable power of spin. Also an outstanding short-leg fieldsman, Boock (who pronounces his name to rhyme with "Hock") had the thrill of making his Test debut at Wellington in 1977-78, when New Zealand beat England for the first time. A few months later he returned the remarkable figures of 28-18-29-2 as England scored 429 at Trent Bridge. He played a prominent role in New Zealand's first series win over England in 1983-84, taking 4 for 37 in a one-sided match at Christchurch. But it was Boock's misfortune to coincide with an era favouring limited-overs cricket, a game not suited to his rather old-fashioned values: indeed he left one tour of Australia early, seeing no prospect of playing. A genuine tailender, he nevertheless batted grittily, and at Sydney in 1985-86 made 37 of a New Zealand record last-wicket partnership of 124.
Christopher Martin-Jenkins
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