Robert Anderson (cricketer)
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Robert Wickham Anderson (born 2 October 1948 in Christchurch
) has played nine Tests
and two One Day Internationals for New Zealand
.
His father, Mac Anderson
, played 1 Test for New Zealand.
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
) has played nine 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...
and two 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...
.
His father, Mac Anderson
Mac Anderson
William McDougall Anderson was a New Zealand cricketer who played in one Test in 1946.His son Robert Anderson played international cricket for New Zealand in the 1970s....
, played 1 Test for New Zealand.