Gary Beer
Personal information
Full name
Gary Douglas Beer
Born (1941-10-10) 10 October 1941
Christchurch, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1963/64–1964/65Central Districts
1965/66–1967/68Otago
FC debut22 March 1963 New Zealand under-23 v Northern Districts
Last FC5 January 1968 Otago v Central Districts
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 19
Runs scored 572
Batting average 16.82
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 57
Balls bowled 6
Wickets 1
Bowling average 7.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/7
Catches/stumpings 10/–
Source: CricInfo, 8 January 2022

Gary Douglas Beer (born 10 October 1941), was a New Zealand cricketer who played 19 first-class matches for the Central Districts and Otago in the 1960s.[1]

Beer was born at Christchurch in New Zealand,[1] educated at Christchurch West High School[2] and played club cricket for Sydenham Cricket Club in the city. He was described in 1961, before his first-class debut, as "one of the most promising cricketers in Canterbury" and as an "aggressive opening bat, a fine fielder with a good arm, and a useful, medium-pace bowler".[3] He played under-20 and under-23 cricket for Canterbury in 1961/62 and under-23 cricket for Central Districts the following season, during which he made his first-class debut in March 1963, playing for a New Zealand under-23 side against Northern Districts. He went on to make his Plunket Shield debut for Central Districts in December of the same year.[4] He played six matches for Central Districts over the following two seasons, his final first-class appearance for the side coming against the touring Pakistanis in February 1965.[4]

The following season, Beer moved to play for Otago. He played in 12 senior matches for the side, his final first-class appearance coming in January 1968 in a Plunket Shield match against Central Districts.[4] He played in a non-first-class match for the side against the touring Australians in February 1967.[4] In his 19 first-class matches he scored a total of 572 runs with a highest score of 57―his only half-century in first-class cricket.[1][5] Beer played Hawke Cup cricket for Hawke's Bay in 1963/64 and 1964/65 and for Wairarapa in 1970/71 and 1971/72.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gary Beer, CricInfo. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  2. ↑ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 17. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
  3. ↑ People in the play, Press, 16 September 1961, p. 9. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Gary Beer, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-01-08. (subscription required)
  5. ↑ Gary Beer, Wisden online. Retrieved 2022-01-08.


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