Vance was a member of the Wellington Colts XI that was undefeated in the 1946–47 season.[1] He made his first-class debut for Wellington in 1947–48, and established his position as an opening batsman in 1950–51, when he scored 75 and 29 in a victory over Auckland.[2] He remained in the team, sometimes as an opener, sometimes batting at number three or four. He made his only century, 109 against Central Districts, on Christmas Day 1956.[3]
He captained Wellington in 1953–54 and 1961–62 when John Reid, Wellington's captain from 1951–52 to 1964–65, was touring South Africa with the Test team. Under Vance's captaincy in 1961–62 Wellington won their first four matches inside two days and went on to win the Plunket Shield.[4] After the season Vance retired from first-class cricket.
vance, cricketer, robert, alan, vance, december, 1924, november, 1994, zealand, cricketer, played, first, class, cricket, wellington, from, 1948, 1962, chairman, zealand, cricket, council, from, 1978, 1987, vancecbevance, 1962personal, informationfull, namerob. Robert Alan Vance CBE 29 December 1924 7 November 1994 was a New Zealand cricketer who played first class cricket for Wellington from 1948 to 1962 He was chairman of the New Zealand Cricket Council from 1978 to 1987 Bob VanceCBEVance in 1962Personal informationFull nameRobert Alan VanceBorn 1924 12 29 29 December 1924Wellington New ZealandDied7 November 1994 1994 11 07 aged 69 Wellington New ZealandBattingRight handedRelationsBert Vance son Domestic team informationYearsTeam1947 48 1961 62WellingtonCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 41Runs scored 1 510Batting average 21 57100s 50s 1 7Top score 109Balls bowled 36Wickets 3Bowling average 3 005 wickets in innings 010 wickets in match 0Best bowling 2 8Catches stumpings 34 Source Cricinfo 21 September 2015 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Administrative career 3 References 4 External linksPlaying career editVance was a member of the Wellington Colts XI that was undefeated in the 1946 47 season 1 He made his first class debut for Wellington in 1947 48 and established his position as an opening batsman in 1950 51 when he scored 75 and 29 in a victory over Auckland 2 He remained in the team sometimes as an opener sometimes batting at number three or four He made his only century 109 against Central Districts on Christmas Day 1956 3 He captained Wellington in 1953 54 and 1961 62 when John Reid Wellington s captain from 1951 52 to 1964 65 was touring South Africa with the Test team Under Vance s captaincy in 1961 62 Wellington won their first four matches inside two days and went on to win the Plunket Shield 4 After the season Vance retired from first class cricket Administrative career editVance was chairman of the New Zealand Cricket Council from 1978 to 1987 and managed the New Zealand cricket team in England in 1986 5 The R A Vance Stand at Basin Reserve in Wellington built in 1979 80 is named in his honour 6 In the 1983 New Year Honours Vance was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to cricket and the community 7 His son Bert played Test cricket for New Zealand in the 1980s References edit Photo Wellington Colts XI 1946 47 NZ Cricket Museum Archived from the original on 14 December 2019 Retrieved 21 September 2015 Wellington v Auckland 1950 51 CricketArchive Retrieved 21 September 2015 Central Districts v Wellington 1956 57 CricketArchive Retrieved 21 September 2015 Wisden 1963 p 955 Wisden 1995 pp 1397 98 History of the Basin Reserve Cricket Wellington Retrieved 21 September 2015 No 49214 The London Gazette 3rd supplement 31 December 1982 p 48 External links editBob Vance at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Vance cricketer amp oldid 1180669937, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
