Lindsay Charles Sparks (born 5 December 1944) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Central Districts and Auckland in the late 1960s and 1970s.

After several successful matches for Marlborough in the Hawke Cup,[1] including seven wickets in the match in January 1968 in which Marlborough gained the Cup for the first time,[2] Sparks made his first-class debut for Central Districts against the touring Indians in February 1968, taking 4/63 in what was nevertheless an innings defeat.[3] He was to beat this return only once, when claiming 6/46 against Canterbury in January 1970.[4]

Sparks' last two games in senior cricket were the only List A matches in which he appeared. In March 1971 he played against MCC at Fitzherbert Park in Palmerston North, taking the wicket of John Edrich.[5] After a gap of more than six years, in November 1977 he made a solitary appearance for Auckland against Wellington in the Gillette Cup, and though Auckland won handsomely Sparks' own contribution was slight: his six overs went for 41 and he did not bat or take a catch.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Other matches played by Lindsay Sparks". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Hutt Valley v Marlborough 1967-68". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Central Districts v Indians in 1967/68". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  4. ^ "Central Districts v Canterbury 1969-70". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Central Districts v Marylebone Cricket Club in 1970/71". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  6. ^ "Auckland v Wellington in 1977/78". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Sparks
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