Clive Currie

Clive Currie

Full name	Clive James Currie
Date of birth	25 December 1955
Place of birth	Wellington, New Zealand
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
School	Rongotai College
Occupation(s)	School teacher
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Fullback
New Zealand No.	789
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1975–77 1978	Wellington Canterbury	26 1
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1976 1978	New Zealand Colts  New Zealand	2 2	(0)

Cricket information
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm offbreak
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1977	Wellington
First-class debut	7 January 1977 Wellington v Canterbury
Last First-class	5 February 1977 Wellington v Australia
List-A debut	13 March 1977 Wellington v Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition First-class List-A Matches 3 1 Runs scored 59 2 Batting average 14.75 2.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 36* 2 Balls bowled – – Wickets – – Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 1/0 0/0
Source: CricketArchive, 7 September 2014

Clive James Currie (born 25 December 1955) is a former New Zealand rugby union player and cricketer.

Rugby union

A fullback, Currie represented Wellington and Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1978 tour of Britain and Ireland. He played four matches on that tour, including two internationals, before receiving a broken jaw in the test against Wales.^[1]

Cricket

A left-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler, Currie played for the New Zealand secondary schools cricket team, and later appeared in three first-class matches for Wellington in the 1976-77 season.^[1][2]

References

1. Knight, Lindsay. "Clive Currie". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
2. Player profile: Clive Currie from ESPNcricinfo