Chris Kuggeleijn
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Christopher Mary Kuggeleijn (born 10 May 1956 in Auckland
) played two Tests
in 1988-89 and 16 One Day Internationals for New Zealand
in 1988 and 1989.
His biggest contribution came in just the third over of his Test debut at Bangalore, when he took the catch (India's Arun Lal
) that gave Richard Hadlee
the record number of Test wickets (374) at the time.
He later coached the Northern Districts cricket team and the Hamilton Boys' High School
1st XI which, under his tutelage was national champion twice.
Kuggeleijn was of Dutch extraction, which accounts for his unusual middle name of Mary.
Kuggeleijn also played for Hamilton in the Hawke Cup
.
Kuggeleijn's son Scott plays for the Wellington Firebirds
in the Plunket Shield.
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
) played two Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
in 1988-89 and 16 One Day Internationals for New Zealand
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
in 1988 and 1989.
His biggest contribution came in just the third over of his Test debut at Bangalore, when he took the catch (India's Arun Lal
Arun Lal
Jagdishlal Arun Lal is a retired Indian cricketer, and a cricket commentator....
) that gave Richard Hadlee
Richard Hadlee
Sir Richard John Hadlee, MBE is a former New Zealand cricketer who played provincial cricket for Canterbury, Nottinghamshire and Tasmania. He is the son of Walter Hadlee, and the brother of Dayle and Barry Hadlee. His former wife Karen also played international cricket for New Zealand.Hadlee was...
the record number of Test wickets (374) at the time.
He later coached the Northern Districts cricket team and the Hamilton Boys' High School
Hamilton Boys' High School
Hamilton Boys' High School is a boys' secondary school in Hamilton, New Zealand. The school was established as Hamilton High School in 1903 but was later split into separate boys' and girls' schools. The school crest features a lion, sash and star, and bears the motto "Sapiens Fortunam Fingit Sibi"...
1st XI which, under his tutelage was national champion twice.
Kuggeleijn was of Dutch extraction, which accounts for his unusual middle name of Mary.
Kuggeleijn also played for Hamilton in the Hawke Cup
Hawke Cup
The Hawke Cup is a cricket competition for New Zealand's District Associations. Apart from 1910/11, 1912/13 and 2000/01 the competition has always been on a challenge basis. In order to win the Hawke Cup the challenger must beat the holder on their home ground...
.
Kuggeleijn's son Scott plays for the Wellington Firebirds
Wellington Firebirds
The Wellington Firebirds are one of six New Zealand first-class cricket teams that make up New Zealand Cricket.It is based in Wellington. It competes in the State Championship first class competition, the State Shield domestic one day competition and the State Twenty20 Cricket Tournament.The...
in the Plunket Shield.