Cran Bull

Cran Bull

MNZM
Bull in 2017
Personal information
Full name
Cranwell Leslie Bull
Born (1946-08-19) 19 August 1946 (age 80)
Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1965/66–1983/84Canterbury
FC debut10 February 1966 Canterbury v Otago
Last FC9 March 1984 Canterbury v Auckland
LA debut25 November 1973 Canterbury v New Zealand touring XI
Last LA29 February 1984 Canterbury v Central District
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 60 20
Runs scored 1,841 248
Batting average 19.58 13.77
100s/50s 1/6 0/0
Top score 115* 47
Balls bowled 30 –
Wickets 0 –
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings 30/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 June 2017

Cranwell Leslie Bull MNZM (born 19 August 1946), commonly known as Cran Bull, is a New Zealand cricket administrator and former player, who played first-class cricket for Canterbury for 19 seasons.

Early life

Born in Auckland on 19 August 1946, Bull was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School from 1960 to 1964. He went on to study law at the University of Canterbury, graduating LLB.

Cricket

Playing career

Bull represented Canterbury at first-class level from 1965/66 until 1983/84, playing 60 matches in all. A right-handed batsman, he scored 1841 runs at an average of 19.58, with a high score of 115 not out. He captained Canterbury for four years.

Administration

For over 30 years, Bull was a committee member at the Christchurch High School Old Boys' Cricket Club, and served terms as both secretary and president. He was a member of the Canterbury Cricket Association (CCA) management committee, and was also a director and chair of the board of CCA. He was an elected executive member of the New Zealand Cricket Board of Control, including a period as deputy chair.

Bull became a partner at the Christchurch legal firm of Saunders & Co in 1972, having joined as a law clerk two years earlier. He specialised in commercial law, and retired in December 2016. He has provided legal advice to New Zealand Cricket, and was involved in reforming that body's constitution.

Honours

Bull was the recipient of the Bert Sutcliffe Medal in 2012, awarded by New Zealand Cricket for outstanding services to cricket.

In the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours, Bull was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to cricket.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cran Bull". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 "AGM 2015 minutes" (PDF). Newsletter. Christchurch High School Old Boys' Association: 8. April 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Cran Bull". Saunders & Co. 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Queen's Birthday honours 2017 – citations for Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  5. ↑ Geenty, Mark (19 October 2012). "Martin Guptill to the fore at NZ Cricket awards". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2017". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.