Full name Derek Alexander Stirling
Born October 5, 1961, Upper Hutt, Wellington
Current age 58 years 313 days
Major teams New Zealand, Central Districts, Wellington
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 6 | 9 | 2 | 108 | 26 | 15.42 | 294 | 36.73 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13* | 7.00 | 39 | 53.84 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| First-class | 84 | 106 | 30 | 1651 | 75 | 21.72 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 65 | 53 | 15 | 547 | 44 | 14.39 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 6 | 10 | 902 | 601 | 13 | 4/88 | 5/170 | 46.23 | 3.99 | 69.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 6 | 6 | 246 | 207 | 6 | 2/29 | 2/29 | 34.50 | 5.04 | 41.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 84 | 11644 | 6948 | 206 | 6/75 | 33.72 | 3.58 | 56.5 | 5 | 0 | |||
| List A | 65 | 2840 | 2004 | 90 | 4/10 | 4/10 | 22.26 | 4.23 | 31.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Pakistan v New Zealand at Lahore, Nov 16-20, 1984 scorecard |
| Last Test | England v New Zealand at The Oval, Aug 21-26, 1986 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Moratuwa, Mar 31, 1984 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Pakistan v New Zealand at Multan, Dec 7, 1984 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1981/82 - 1991/92 |
| List A span | 1981/82 - 1992/93 |
A burly right-arm fast-medium bowler, Derek Stirling started his first-class career brightly. Aged just 19, he took 6 for 75 against Northern Districts in January 1982, figures he never bettered. He became one of the many New Zealanders under shadow of Richard Hadlee for the rest of the decade.