New Zealand / Players
Full name Gavin Rolf Larsen
Born September 27, 1962, Wellington
Current age 47 years 43 days
Major teams New Zealand, Wellington
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 8 | 13 | 4 | 127 | 26* | 14.11 | 495 | 25.65 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| ODIs | 121 | 70 | 27 | 629 | 37 | 14.62 | 970 | 64.84 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 23 | 0 |
| First-class | 103 | 157 | 35 | 3491 | 161 | 28.61 | 2 | 17 | 70 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 229 | 157 | 48 | 1981 | 66 | 18.17 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 8 | 14 | 1967 | 689 | 24 | 3/57 | 5/88 | 28.70 | 2.10 | 81.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 121 | 119 | 6368 | 4000 | 113 | 4/24 | 4/24 | 35.39 | 3.76 | 56.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 103 | 12765 | 4622 | 156 | 6/37 | 29.62 | 2.17 | 81.8 | 5 | 0 | |||
| List A | 229 | 12061 | 6882 | 227 | 5/30 | 5/30 | 30.31 | 3.42 | 53.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Test debut | England v New Zealand at Nottingham, Jun 2-6, 1994 scorecard |
| Last Test | West Indies v New Zealand at St John's, Apr 27-May 2, 1996 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | New Zealand v India at Dunedin, Mar 1, 1990 scorecard |
| Last ODI | New Zealand v Pakistan at Manchester, Jun 16, 1999 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1984/85 - 1998/99 |
| List A span | 1984/85 - 1999 |
[1999-2000 Season] The name of Gavin Larsen is synonymous with one-day internationals in New Zealand having played 121 matches and been a part of three consecutive World Cup teams. 'The Postman' (he always delivers) has built a reputation as a miserly one-day bowler regularly conceding the least runs per over. Larsen played in eight 1999 World Cup games taking six wickets and having the best economy rate of the New Zealand bowlers with 3.46 rpo. However in the past two seasons opposition batsmen have targeted Larsen, charging down the wicket in a bid to counter his accurate medium-paced deliveries. His RPO has slipped a little but the counter balance has been more wickets. At 37 years of age Larsen is one of only a dozen players in their '30s in the New Zealand game. To the disappointment of many New Zealand supporters he announced his retirement in October, 1999.
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Dec 4, 2002
Tendulkar is interviewed by Gavin Larsen after receiving the man of the match award. Super Max International: New Zealand v India at Christchurch, 4 Dec 2002
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Feb 25, 2002
Larsen with members of the Shadow XI. 4th ODI: New Zealand v England at Auckland, 23 Feb 2002
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Dec 22, 2001
Fleming is interviewed by Gavin Larsen at the end of the match. 1st Test: New Zealand v Bangladesh at Hamilton, 18-22 Dec 2001
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