Jeremy Coney
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Jeremy Vernon Coney MBE
(born 21 June 1952) is a former New Zealand
cricket
er, who played 52 Test matches
and 88 ODIs for New Zealand, captaining them in 15 Tests and 25 ODIs. He was one of New Zealand's most successful batsmen, at least by average, and he made 16 fifties, but centuries often eluded him and he had to wait nine years to make his first - by that time, he had turned 31. He only lost one Test series as captain, against Pakistan
away, and he became Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1984. Married to ex New Zealand netball representative and netball commentator Julie Coney.
Coney was the captain who in 1986, after the England wicketkeeper Bruce French was injured by a Hadlee bouncer, allowed Bob Taylor
to leave the sponsor's tent and play as a substitute. It was one of the great sporting gestures of all time. New Zealand won that series with the bowling of Richard Hadlee
only slightly more potent than the captaincy of Coney. His medium-pace bowling was often used in ODIs, where it yielded 54 wickets, including four for 46 against Sri Lanka
in 1985.
During his playing days, Coney's height, reach, and reactions as a slip fieldsman, earned him the nickname "The Mantis".
He now lives in the UK and works as a commentator/ summariser for Sky TV
and Test Match Special
, where he is famed for his regular use of the word "parsimonious". Coney is trained as a stage lighting designer; he lit I Found My Horn
, a solo play which has enjoyed runs at the Tristan Bates and the Hampstead theatres. http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/columnists/brian-viner/brian-viner-how-theatre-replaced-drama-of-cricket-for-captain-coney-1040156.html
MBE
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(born 21 June 1952) is a former 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...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er, who played 52 Test matches
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...
and 88 ODIs for New Zealand, captaining them in 15 Tests and 25 ODIs. He was one of New Zealand's most successful batsmen, at least by average, and he made 16 fifties, but centuries often eluded him and he had to wait nine years to make his first - by that time, he had turned 31. He only lost one Test series as captain, against Pakistan
Pakistani cricket team
The Pakistan cricket team is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Pakistan, represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board , is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and thus participates in , and cricket matches....
away, and he became Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1984. Married to ex New Zealand netball representative and netball commentator Julie Coney.
Coney was the captain who in 1986, after the England wicketkeeper Bruce French was injured by a Hadlee bouncer, allowed Bob Taylor
Bob Taylor (cricketer)
Robert William Taylor , known as Bob Taylor, is a former English cricketer who played as wicket-keeper for Derbyshire between 1961 and 1984 and for England between 1971 and 1984. He made 57 Test, and 639 first class cricket appearances in total, taking 1,473 catches. The 2,069 victims across his...
to leave the sponsor's tent and play as a substitute. It was one of the great sporting gestures of all time. New Zealand won that series with the bowling of 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...
only slightly more potent than the captaincy of Coney. His medium-pace bowling was often used in ODIs, where it yielded 54 wickets, including four for 46 against Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan cricket team
The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation...
in 1985.
During his playing days, Coney's height, reach, and reactions as a slip fieldsman, earned him the nickname "The Mantis".
He now lives in the UK and works as a commentator/ summariser for Sky TV
British Sky Broadcasting
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc is a satellite broadcasting, broadband and telephony services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with operations in the United Kingdom and the Ireland....
and Test Match Special
Test Match Special
Test Match Special is a British radio programme covering professional cricket, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 , Five Live Sports Extra and the internet to the United Kingdom and the rest of the world...
, where he is famed for his regular use of the word "parsimonious". Coney is trained as a stage lighting designer; he lit I Found My Horn
I Found My Horn
I Found My Horn is a book by British columnist Jasper Rees, first published in hardback in 2008, and adapted for the stage later in that year.- The book :...
, a solo play which has enjoyed runs at the Tristan Bates and the Hampstead theatres. http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/columnists/brian-viner/brian-viner-how-theatre-replaced-drama-of-cricket-for-captain-coney-1040156.html