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| birth_place = [[Waikari]], [[Canterbury, New Zealand|Canterbury]], [[New Zealand]]
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|year = 2009
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'''Lindsay Charles Sparks''' (born 5 December 1944) is a former New Zealand [[cricket]]er who played [[first-class cricket|first-class]] and [[List A cricket]] for [[Central Districts cricket team|Central Districts]] and [[Auckland cricket team|Auckland]] in the late 1960s and 1970s.
'''Lindsay Charles Sparks''' (born 5 December 1944) is a former New Zealand [[cricket]]er who played [[first-class cricket|first-class]] and [[List A cricket]] for [[Central Districts cricket team|Central Districts]] and [[Auckland cricket team|Auckland]] in the late 1960s and 1970s.


After several successful matches for [[Marlborough cricket team|Marlborough]] in the [[Hawke Cup]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/22/22901/Other_matches.html |title=Other matches played by Lindsay Sparks |accessdate=29 April 2009 |publisher=CricketArchive |archive-date=23 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023182901/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/22/22901/Other_matches.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> including seven wickets in the match in January 1968 in which Marlborough gained the Cup for the first time,<ref>{{cite web |title=Hutt Valley v Marlborough 1967-68 |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/123/123606.html |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=13 August 2020}}</ref> Sparks made his first-class debut for Central Districts against the touring [[India national cricket team|Indians]] in February 1968, taking 4/63 in what was nevertheless an innings defeat.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29278.html |title=Central Districts v Indians in 1967/68 |accessdate=29 April 2009 |publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref> He was to beat this return only once, when claiming 6/46 against [[Canterbury cricket team|Canterbury]] in January 1970.<ref>{{cite web |title=Central Districts v Canterbury 1969-70 |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/30/30631.html |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=13 August 2020}}</ref>
After several successful matches for Marlborough in the [[Hawke Cup]],<ref>
{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/22/22901/Other_matches.html |title=Other matches played by Lindsay Sparks |accessdate=29 April 2009 |publisher=[[CricketArchive]]}}</ref>
Sparks made his first-class debut for Central Districts against the touring [[India national cricket team|Indians]] in February 1968, taking 4/63 in what was nevertheless an innings defeat.<ref>
{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29278.html |title=Central Districts v Indians in 1967/68 |accessdate=29 April 2009 |publisher=[[CricketArchive]]}}</ref>
He was to beat this return only once, when claiming 6/46 against [[Canterbury cricket team|Canterbury]] in January 1970.<ref>
{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/30/30631.html |title=Central Districts v Canterbury in 1969/70 |accessdate=29 April 2009 |publisher=[[CricketArchive]]}}</ref>


Sparks' last two games in senior cricket were the only List A matches in which he appeared. In March 1971 he played against [[Marylebone Cricket Club|MCC]] at [[Fitzherbert Park]] in [[Palmerston North]], taking the wicket of [[John Edrich]].<ref>
Sparks' last two games in senior cricket were the only List A matches in which he appeared. In March 1971 he played against [[Marylebone Cricket Club|MCC]] at [[Fitzherbert Park]] in [[Palmerston North]], taking the wicket of [[John Edrich]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/31/31466.html |title=Central Districts v Marylebone Cricket Club in 1970/71 |accessdate=29 April 2009 |publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref> After a gap of more than six years, in November 1977 he made a solitary appearance for Auckland against [[Wellington cricket team|Wellington]] in the [[Ford Trophy (cricket)|Gillette Cup]], and though Auckland won handsomely Sparks' own contribution was slight: his six overs went for 41 and he did not bat or take a catch.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/37/37613.html|title=Auckland v Wellington in 1977/78 |accessdate=29 April 2009 |publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref>
{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/31/31466.html |title=Central Districts v Marylebone Cricket Club in 1970/71 |accessdate=29 April 2009 |publisher=[[CricketArchive]]}}</ref>
After a gap of more than six years, in November 1977 he made a solitary appearance for Auckland against [[Wellington cricket team|Wellington]] in the [[Gillette Cup (New Zealand)|Gillette Cup]], and though Auckland won handsomely Sparks' own contribution was slight: his six overs went for 41 and he did not bat or take a catch.<ref>
{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/37/37613.html|title=Auckland v Wellington in 1977/78 |accessdate=29 April 2009 |publisher=[[CricketArchive]]}}</ref>


==See also==
== See also ==
* [[List of Auckland representative cricketers]]
* [[List of Auckland representative cricketers]]


==Notes==
== References ==
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==References==
== Notes ==
* {{cricketarchive|ref=Players/22/22901/22901.html}}
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* {{cricinfo|ref=newzealand/content/player/38537.html}}
* {{cricinfo|ref=newzealand/content/player/38537.html}}


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Latest revision as of 17:19, 18 July 2023

Lindsay Sparks
Personal information
Full name
Lindsay Charles Sparks
Born (1944-12-05) 5 December 1944 (age 79)
Waikari, Canterbury, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 9 2
Runs scored 109 0
Batting average 10.90 -
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 21 -
Balls bowled 1,110 101
Wickets 18 1
Bowling average 24.72 85.00
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 6/46 1/44
Catches/stumpings 4/0 1/0
Source: CricketArchive, 29 April 2009

Lindsay Charles Sparks (born 5 December 1944) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Central Districts and Auckland in the late 1960s and 1970s.

After several successful matches for Marlborough in the Hawke Cup,[1] including seven wickets in the match in January 1968 in which Marlborough gained the Cup for the first time,[2] Sparks made his first-class debut for Central Districts against the touring Indians in February 1968, taking 4/63 in what was nevertheless an innings defeat.[3] He was to beat this return only once, when claiming 6/46 against Canterbury in January 1970.[4]

Sparks' last two games in senior cricket were the only List A matches in which he appeared. In March 1971 he played against MCC at Fitzherbert Park in Palmerston North, taking the wicket of John Edrich.[5] After a gap of more than six years, in November 1977 he made a solitary appearance for Auckland against Wellington in the Gillette Cup, and though Auckland won handsomely Sparks' own contribution was slight: his six overs went for 41 and he did not bat or take a catch.[6]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Other matches played by Lindsay Sparks". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Hutt Valley v Marlborough 1967-68". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Central Districts v Indians in 1967/68". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  4. ^ "Central Districts v Canterbury 1969-70". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Central Districts v Marylebone Cricket Club in 1970/71". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  6. ^ "Auckland v Wellington in 1977/78". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2009.

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