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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.

Cran Bull
MNZM

Bull in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Cranwell Leslie Bull
Born	(1946-08-19) 19 August 1946 (age 75) Auckland, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Batsman
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 60 20 Runs scored 1,841 248 Batting average 19.58 13.77 100s/50s 1/6 0/0 Top score 115* 47 Balls bowled 30 – Wickets 0 – Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 30/0 8/0
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]

References

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