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| Full name | Derek Andrew Beard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1961-09-10) 10 September 1961 Te Aroha, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Don Beard (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987/88–1990/91 | Northern Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 18 December 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derek Andrew Beard (born 10 September 1961) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Northern Districts from 1987 to 1991.1 His father, Don Beard, played Test cricket for New Zealand in the 1950s.
A medium-pace bowler, Beard's best first-class figures were 6 for 18 (off 10 overs) against Central Districts in 1989–90.2 In List A cricket his best figures were 5 for 34, the first five wickets to fall, also against Central Districts, in 1990–91.3
A science teacher at Mount Maunganui College, Beard played 105 representative matches for Bay of Plenty.4 In 2016 he was awarded life membership of the Bay of Plenty Cricket Association.5
References
References
- "Derek Beard". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- "Central Districts v Northern Districts 1989–90". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- "Central Districts v Northern Districts 1990–91". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- "A week of BOP cricket milestones". SunLive. Archived from the original on 20 January 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- "Cricket: Bay stalwarts honoured for service". New Zealand Herald. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2019.