Cranwell Leslie Bull MNZM (born 19 August 1946), commonly known as Cran Bull, is a New Zealand cricket administrator and former player, who played first-class cricket for Canterbury for 19 seasons.
.jpg) Bull in 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Cranwell Leslie Bull | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 August 1946 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 8 June 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
Born in Auckland on 19 August 1946,[1] Bull was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School from 1960 to 1964.[2] He went on to study law at the University of Canterbury, graduating LLB.[2]
Cricket
Playing career
Bull represented Canterbury at first-class level from 1965/66 until 1983/84, playing 60 matches in all.[1] A right-handed batsman, he scored 1841 runs at an average of 19.58, with a high score of 115 not out.[1] He captained Canterbury for four years.[3]
Administration
For over 30 years, Bull was a committee member at the Christchurch High School Old Boys' Cricket Club, and served terms as both secretary and president.[4] He was a member of the Canterbury Cricket Association (CCA) management committee, and was also a director and chair of the board of CCA.[4] He was an elected executive member of the New Zealand Cricket Board of Control, including a period as deputy chair.[4]
Legal career
Bull became a partner at the Christchurch legal firm of Saunders & Co in 1972, having joined as a law clerk two years earlier.[3] He specialised in commercial law, and retired in December 2016.[3] He has provided legal advice to New Zealand Cricket, and was involved in reforming that body's constitution.[4]
Honours
Bull was the recipient of the Bert Sutcliffe Medal in 2012, awarded by New Zealand Cricket for outstanding services to cricket.[5]
In the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours, Bull was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to cricket.[6]