Roy Blair
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Roy Alexander James Blair (13 June 1921 – 31 May 2002) was a New Zealand roller skater, speed skater, cricketer and golfer. He was born and died in Dunedin. He worked as a teacher, and in the Second World war served with the Air Force.
Skating[]
Blair was New Zealand's best roller skater between 1937 and 1941, winning 9 national titles on the 440 yards, 880 yards, and mile races. He then switched to speed skating, winning the quarter mile race at the national championships in 1947 and 1948.[1]
Cricket[]
He was a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played for Otago.
Blair made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1953–54 season, against Canterbury. From the opening order, he scored a duck in the first innings in which he batted, and when positioned further down in the order for the second innings, he scored 2 runs.
Blair's sons, Bruce and Wayne, and uncle James also played first-class cricket.
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ Meikie, Hayden (14 June 2011). "Greatest moments in Otago sport - number 131". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
External links[]
- Roy Blair at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- 1921 births
- 2002 deaths
- New Zealand male speed skaters
- Roller skaters
- New Zealand cricketers
- Otago cricketers
- New Zealand military personnel of World War II
- New Zealand cricket biography, 1920s birth stubs