Chris Pringle

Chris Pringle

Personal information
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1989–1998	Auckland
1996	Netherlands
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs
Matches	14	64
Runs scored	175	193
Batting average	10.29	8.77
100s/50s	0/0	0/0
Top score	30	34*
Balls bowled	2985	3314
Wickets	30	103
Bowling average	46.29	23.87
5 wickets in innings	1	1
10 wickets in match	1	n/a
Best bowling	7/52	5/45
Catches/stumpings	3/-	7/-
Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2006

Christopher ("Chris") Pringle (born 26 January 1968) is a former New Zealand cricketer. A fast bowler who played 14 Tests and 64 One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1990 and 1995.

Chris repesented the Auckland in the State Championship between 1989 and 1998.

Pringle was in England in 1990 playing cricket in the Bradford League and had gone to watch a One Day International at Headingley, Leeds between England and New Zealand. He found himself playing when three other NZ fast bowlers were injured or unwell.

He made his test debut versus Pakistan at Karachi in 1990/91 and in his third test took test best figures of 11-152, including 7-52 in the first innings. The match and the series was dogged by controversy as both teams were accused of ball tampering.

He appeared intermittently for the test side, gaining more success in the one day game. From his seemingly uncoordinated action he was good at bowling yorker length deliveries in the closing overs.

In a 1990 one-day international at Hobart versus Australia, Pringle was due to bowl the 50th and final over of the innings with Australia needing 2 to win. He ended up bowling a maiden over with batsman Bruce Reid run out going for the tie. New Zealand won the match by one run.

Pringle also played and coached cricket in the Netherlands.

An ankle injury ended his cricketing career in 1998.

External links

• As old as the hills - Martin Williamson Cricinfo Chris Pringle
• CricInfo Chris Pringle Player Profile

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Name	Pringle, Chris
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Date of birth	26 January 1968
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