Tom Puna

Tom Puna

Puna in 1962–63
Personal information
Full name	Narotam Puna
Born	(1929-10-28)28 October 1929 Surat, British India
Died	7 June 1996(1996-06-07) (aged 66) Hamilton, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-break
Relations	Ashok Puna (son) Kirti Puna (son)
International information
National side	New Zealand
Test debut (cap 111)	25 February 1966 v England
Last Test	11 March 1966 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1956/57–1968/69	Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 3 70 Runs scored 31 1,305 Batting average 15.50 14.66 100s/50s 0/0 0/2 Top score 18* 62* Balls bowled 480 15,053 Wickets 4 229 Bowling average 60.00 24.44 5 wickets in innings 0 11 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 2/40 6/25 Catches/stumpings 1/– 36/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2017

Narotam "Tom" Puna (28 October 1929 – 7 June 1996) was a New Zealand cricketer who played in three Test matches in 1966.

Life and career

Puna's family migrated from India to New Zealand when he was eight. He was a fixture in the Northern Districts side from 1956–57 to 1968–69, beginning as a middle-order batsman but descending the order as his off-spin bowling developed. His best innings figures were 6 for 25 against Otago in Hamilton in 1966–67 (match figures of 59–29–66–9). When he retired he was Northern Districts' leading wicket-taker, with 223. He also played Hawke Cup cricket for Waikato from 1949 to 1970.

Puna took 34 wickets at 13.70 in the Plunket Shield in the 1965–66 season, and was selected as New Zealand's principal spinner in all three Tests against the visiting England team later that season.

His sons Ashok and Kirti also played for Northern Districts.

References

External links

• Tom Puna at Cricinfo

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