Full name Brian Frederick Hastings
Born March 23, 1940, Island Bay, Wellington
Current age 80 years 308 days
Major teams New Zealand, Canterbury, Central Districts, Wellington
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Other Referee
Relation Son - MA Hastings, Great-niece - JL Hastings
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 31 | 56 | 6 | 1510 | 117* | 30.20 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 0 | ||
ODIs | 11 | 9 | 1 | 151 | 37 | 18.87 | 271 | 55.71 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
First-class | 163 | 273 | 32 | 7686 | 226 | 31.89 | 15 | 38 | 112 | 0 | |||
List A | 29 | 27 | 5 | 629 | 56* | 28.59 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
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Tests | 31 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 0 | - | - | - | 2.45 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 163 | 301 | 139 | 4 | 1/0 | 34.75 | 2.77 | 75.2 | 0 | 0 | |||
List A | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 1.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland, Feb 27-Mar 3, 1969 scorecard |
Last Test | New Zealand v India at Auckland, Jan 24-28, 1976 scorecard |
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ODI debut | New Zealand v Pakistan at Christchurch, Feb 11, 1973 scorecard |
Last ODI | New Zealand v West Indies at The Oval, Jun 18, 1975 scorecard |
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First-class span | 1957/58 - 1976/77 |
List A span | 1969/70 - 1975/76 |
Test debut | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi, Feb 26-Mar 1, 2000 scorecard |
Last Test | Bangladesh v Pakistan at Chattogram, Jan 16-18, 2002 scorecard |
Test matches | 10 |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Karachi, Feb 13, 2000 scorecard |
Last ODI | Bangladesh v Pakistan at Dhaka, Jan 25, 2002 scorecard |
ODI matches | 18 |
ODI statistics |
Strongly built and prematurely bald, Brian Hastings was a delightful timer of the ball, quick to take any opportunity to cut or hook, or to clip fast-medium bowling off his legs. A superb gully, he started with Wellington at 17, and was New Zealand's regular No. 4 in the early 1970s. Yet it took him a long time to convince the selectors of his ability - it was 11 years before he stepped up to international cricket. A consistent contributor, Hastings shared in a Test-record last-wicket stand of 151 with Richard Collinge against Pakistan at Auckland in 1972-73. He later became an international match referee. Christopher Martin-Jenkins