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Tony Elston Blain (born 17 February 1962) was a cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper for the New Zealand national cricket team in 11 Test matches and 38 One Day Internationals. He was primarily an understudy to Ian Smith and Adam Parore in the New Zealand side.
A polished right-hand batsman and sound wicketkeeper, Tony Blain suffered from being an almost permanent understudy, first to Ian Smith and then Adam Parore. His opportunities were...
- Male
- March 17, 1962
- New Zealand
A technically brilliant wicket-keeper who was also a combative batsman, Tony Blain was unlucky to not have represented New Zealand for a longer period of time. Majority of his career was...
Tony Blain is perhaps the level best example of this crisis. A right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper who had the potential to become a staple best, he instead suffered the misfortune of being deemed just good enough to be a stand-in for top-tier players.
Tony Blain played 11 tests and 38 one-day internationals. Photo / NZ Herald. If you compiled a New Zealand XI of players-who-never-took-themselves-too-seriously, Tony Blain would surely be...
Find out the complete career history of Tony Blain including highest scores, centuries, half centuries, wickets and more.
Tony Blain's recent matches played across all cricket formats including Tests, ODIs, T20Is and other formats.