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Stuart Gardiner

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Stuart Gardiner
Personal information
Full name
Stuart James Gardiner
Born(1947-03-19)19 March 1947(age 77)
Blomfontein,Orange Free State,South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-armmedium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1967/68–1973/74Orange Free State
1974/75Northern Transvaal
1978Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 34 8
Runs scored 556 21
Batting average 16.84 4.20
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 40* 7*
Ballsbowled 5,863 432
Wickets 111 8
Bowling average 24.97 38.37
5 wickets in innings 5
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 6/49 3/62
Catches/stumpings 13/– 2/–
Source:Cricinfo,6 September 2019

Stuart James Gardiner(born 19 March 1947) is aSouth Africanformercricketer.

Gardiner was born atBlomfonteinin March 1947. He made his debut infirst-class cricketforOrange Free StateagainstGriqualand WestatBlomfonteinin the1967–68 Currie Cup.He played first-class cricket for Orange Free State until the 1973–74 Currie Cup, making 25 appearances.[1]Playing as a left-armmedium pace bowler,Gardiner took 98 wickets in his 25 appearances for Orange Free State, at anaverageof 22.84 and best figures of 6 for 49.[2]These figures, one of fivefive wicket haulshe took, came againstNorthern Transvaalin the 1972–73 Currie Cup.[3][4]As a lower-order batsman, he scored 485 runs at abatting averageof 17.96 and a high score of 40not out.[5]Gardiner also made a single first-class appearance for a Combined Section B XI againstD. H. Robins' XIin January 1973.[1]He also playedList A one-day cricket,debuting for Orange Free State againstEastern Provincein the1970–71 Gillette Cup.He made five List A appearances for Orange Free State, as well as making a single appearance for Northern Transvaal in the1974–75 Gillette Cup.[6]

He later studied in England atSt John's College, Cambridge.[7]While studying at Cambridge, he made eight appearances forCambridge Universityin 1978,[1]in addition to making two appearances for theCombined Universities cricket teamin the1978 Benson & Hedges Cup.[6]

References

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  1. ^abc"First-Class Matches played by Stuart Gardiner".CricketArchive.Retrieved7 September2019.
  2. ^"First-class Bowling For Each Team by Stuart Gardiner".CricketArchive.Retrieved7 September2019.
  3. ^"First-class Bowling in Each Season by Stuart Gardiner".CricketArchive.Retrieved7 September2019.
  4. ^"Northern Transvaal v Orange Free State, SAB Currie Cup 1972/73 (Section B)".CricketArchive.Retrieved7 September2019.
  5. ^"First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Stuart Gardiner".CricketArchive.Retrieved7 September2019.
  6. ^ab"List A Matches played by Stuart Gardiner".CricketArchive.Retrieved7 September2019.
  7. ^The Cambridge University List of Members.Cambridge University Press. 1991. p. 485.
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