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Full name | Geoffrey Allan Wilfred Blakely | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1959-10-30) 30 October 1959 (age 65) Ranfurly, Central Otago, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Sam Blakely (son) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1980/81–1984/85 | Otago | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 January 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Geoffrey Allan Wilfred Blakely (born 30 October 1959) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played nine first-class and two List A matches for Otago between 1980 and 1985.
Blakely was an opening batsman. His best two first-class matches were both against Auckland in 1980–81. In the first, at Eden Park, he made 74 and 22; in the second, at Carisbrook, he made 26 and 43. In all first-class matches he made 325 runs at an average of 18.05. Blakely also appeared in two List A matches for Otago, scoring 55 runs at an average of 27.50 with a top score of 44.
As a rugby union footballer, Blakely made one appearance playing at lock for Otago Sub-Unions in 1981.
Two of Blakely's children have also played representative cricket for Otago: his son Sam, has played five List A matches for Otago, debuting in 2012/13; and his daughter Caitlin has made over 100 women's List A and Twenty20 appearances for Otago since the 2012/13 season. It is believed that this could be the first instance of a father, son and daughter all representing Otago in top-level cricket.
References
- ^ "Geoffrey Blakely". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- "Auckland v Otago 1980-81". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- "Otago v Auckland 1980-81". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- "Geoff Blakely". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- "Geoffrey Allan Wilfred Blakely". New Zealand Rugby History. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ Seconi, Adrian (18 March 2013). "Cricket: Blakely takes two on debut". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- "Samuel Blakely". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- "Caitlin Blakely". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2021.