Mervyn Sandri
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mervyn Francis Sandri |
| Born | 20 January 1932 Roxburgh, Central Otago, New Zealand |
| Died | 16 January 2016 (aged 83) Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1956/57 | Otago |
| 1958/59–1972/73 | North Otago |
Source: CricInfo, 23 May 2016 | |
Mervyn Francis Sandri (20 January 1932 – 16 January 2016)[1] was a New Zealand cricketer. He played one first-class match for Otago during the 1956–57 season.[2]
Sandri was born at Roxburgh in Central Otago in 1932.[3] He played club cricket for Albion in Dunedin for many years and was regarded as a "very effective" bowler.[4] He took nine wickets in an innings for the club as late as the 1963–64, bolding his medium-pace deliveries "accurately" and taking the catch to dismiss the other batsman during the innings,[5] and was described as a "long standing" member of the North Otago team, playing Hawke Cup cricket for it between 1958–59 and 1972–73.[6]
After playing for North Otago and age-group cricket for Otago, Sandri played his only first-class match for Otago against the touring Australian Test side in February 1957. Opening the bowling he did not take a wicket, although he made scores of 25 and two in Otago's innings defeat.[6]
Sandri died at Timaru in 2016. He was aged 83.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mervyn SANDRI Death". The Timaru Herald. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Mervin Sandri". CricInfo. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 117. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
- ^ Brabin Shield, Otago Daily Times, issue 27240, 17 November 1949, p. 3. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 29 December 2023.)
- ^ Dismissed 9, caught 1, The Press, volume CIII, issue 30397, 23 March 1964, p. 17. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 29 December 2023.)
- ^ a b Merv Sandri, CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2023. (subscription required)
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