Matches (21)
IPL (2)
Pakistan vs New Zealand (1)
PAK v WI [W] (1)
WI 4-Day (4)
County DIV1 (5)
County DIV2 (4)
ACC Premier Cup (2)
Women's QUAD (2)

Full Name

William Rodger Playle

Born

December 01, 1938, Palmerston North, Manawatu

Died

February 27, 2019, Sawtell, New South Wales, (aged 80y 88d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

RELATIONS

(uncle),

(nephew)

Bill Playle was a stylish batsman who was a surprise choice for the 1958 New Zealand side to tour England, a squad which has gone down as one of the weakest of all time. Playle struggled during an abnormally wet summer, and in 23 matches managed just 414 runs. In the Headingley Test he batted for 194 minutes in scoring 18. In his only other series, against England in 1962-63, he made 65 at Wellington, his only fifty in eight Tests. He started with Auckland, but later moved to Western Australia. His highest score, 122, came for WA in 1965-66.
Martin Williamson

Bill Playle Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests81501516510.0601040
FC8514513288812221.8749-810

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests8------------
FC85-1189411/11-94.004.77118.0-00
William Rodger Playle

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Test

Recent Matches of Bill Playle

MatchBatDateGroundFormat
West Aust vs NSW9 & 403-Nov-1967PerthFC
West Aust vs Victoria30 & 1021-Oct-1967PerthFC
West Aust vs South Aust0 & 027-Jan-1967PerthFC
West Aust vs South Aust27 & 025-Nov-1966AdelaideFC
West Aust vs Victoria17 & 718-Nov-1966MelbourneFC

Debut/Last Matches of Bill Playle