Robert Vance (cricketer)

Not to be confused with his father Bob Vance (cricketer).

Robert Howard Vance (born 31 March 1955) is a former New Zealand cricketer. He played in four Test matches and eight One Day Internationals for New Zealand.

Bert Vance

Personal information
Full name	Robert Howard Vance
Born	(1955-03-31) 31 March 1955 (age 69) Wellington, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm off break
Role	Wicket-keeper
Relations	Bob Vance (father)
International information
National side	New Zealand (1988–1989)
Test debut (cap 166)	30 March 1988 v England
Last Test	24 November 1989 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 63)	16 March 1988 v England
Last ODI	8 March 1989 v Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 4 8 135 78 Runs scored 207 248 6,955 1,607 Batting average 29.57 31.00 32.80 22.31 100s/50s 0/1 0/1 12/36 1/11 Top score 68 96 254* 106 Balls bowled – – 266[1] – Wickets – – 4 – Bowling average – – 58.00 – 5 wickets in innings – – 0 – 10 wickets in match – – 0 – Best bowling – – 2/18 – Catches/stumpings 0/– 4/– 150/4 33/1
Source: Cricinfo, 4 May 2017

Vance was born into a cricketing family; his father, Bob Vance, was for many years a part of the Wellington team and a long-term chairman of NZ Cricket.

Domestic career

Vance first played for Wellington in the 1976–77 season and for four of the next five seasons was the Wellington wicket-keeper before beginning to concentrate on his batting. After establishing himself as a specialist batsman he became one of the most prolific batsmen in New Zealand domestic cricket through the 1980s

Vance was in his twelfth season of first-class cricket and thirty-two years old when finally called up to the New Zealand Test team in the New Zealand summer of 1987–88. That season he scored 638 runs for Wellington at an average of 79.75 and including three centuries. This was followed up the next season with 888 runs at an average of 80.72 including four centuries – a performance which saw him again included in the Test team.

Statistically, Vance's main claim to fame is deliberately conceding, on the instructions of his captain, a record 77 runs in single over in 1990.^[2][3]

References

1. Robert Vance, CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
2. "Brightly fades The Don". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
3. "The 77-run over". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2018.

External links

• Robert Vance at ESPNcricinfo