Bill Playle

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Bill Playle New Zealand (NZ)
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Right-arm offbreak
	Tests	First-class
Matches	8	85
Runs scored	151	2888
Batting average	10.06	21.87
100s/50s	0/1	4/9
Top score	65	122
Balls bowled	-	118
Wickets	-	1
Bowling average	-	94.00
5 wickets in innings	-	0
10 wickets in match	-	0
Best bowling	-	1/11
Catches/stumpings	4/-	81/-
Test debut: 5 June 1958 Last Test: 15 March 1963 Source: Cricinfo

William Rodger Playle (born 1 December 1938, Palmerston North, Manawatu) is a former New Zealand cricketer who has played eight Tests for New Zealand, making 151 runs in eight Tests as a specialist batsman. All his Tests were against England, and he only passed 25 once - scoring 65 in a lost cause at Wellington in 1962–63. His first class career started with Auckland, but he later moved to Australia, where he made his highest first-class score with 122 for Western Australia.

[edit] References

• Player Profile: Bill Playle from Cricinfo

Persondata
NAME	Playle, William Rodger
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bill
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Cricketer
DATE OF BIRTH	1 December 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH	Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH