Gordon Leggat
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John Gordon Leggat has played nine Tests
for New Zealand
in the 1950s. He died suddenly in 1973.
His cousin, Ian Leggat
, also played Test cricket for New Zealand.
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...
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 the 1950s. He died suddenly in 1973.
His cousin, Ian Leggat
Ian Leggat
Ian Bruce Leggat is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in one Test in 1954. In 1952-53 he and Harry Cave added 239 for the ninth wicket for the Central Districts against the Otago at Dunedin. He also played for Nelson in the Hawke Cup.Leggat was born in Invercargill, New Zealand. His...
, also played Test cricket for New Zealand.