Bob Cunis

Bob Cunis

Cunis in 1967
Personal information
Full name	Robert Smith Cunis
Born	(1941-01-05)5 January 1941 Whangārei, New Zealand
Died	9 August 2008(2008-08-09) (aged 67) Whangārei, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Relations	Stephen Cunis (son)
International information
National side	New Zealand (1964–1972)
Test debut (cap 101)	13 March 1964 v South Africa
Last Test	20 April 1972 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1960/61–1974/75	Auckland
1975/76–1976/77	Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA Matches 20 132 15 Runs scored 295 1,849 46 Batting average 12.82 16.50 11.50 100s/50s 0/1 1/6 0/0 Top score 51 111 18 Balls bowled 4,250 26,698 728 Wickets 51 386 17 Bowling average 37.00 26.65 22.41 5 wickets in innings 1 18 0 10 wickets in match 0 2 0 Best bowling 6/76 7/29 3/15 Catches/stumpings 1/– 30/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 January 2017

Robert Smith Cunis (5 January 1941 – 9 August 2008) played 20 Test matches for New Zealand as a pace bowler between 1964 and 1972, and was later coach of the New Zealand national team from 1987 to 1990. His son Stephen played cricket for Canterbury between 1998 and 2006.^[1]

A sturdily-built fast-medium bowler, Cunis played for Auckland from 1960–61 to 1973–74, and for Northern Districts in 1975–76 and 1976–77.