Gavin Larsen

Gavin Larsen
Personal information
Full name
Gavin Rolf Larsen
Born27 September 1962 (1962-09-27) (age 62)
Wellington, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 190)2 June 1994 v England
Last Test27 April 1996 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 64)1 March 1990 v India
Last ODI16 June 1999 v Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 8 121 103 229
Runs scored 127 629 3,491 1,981
Batting average 14.11 14.62 28.61 18.17
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 2/17 0/2
Top score 26* 37 161 66
Balls bowled 1,967 6,368 12,765 12,061
Wickets 24 113 156 227
Bowling average 28.70 35.39 29.62 30.31
5 wickets in innings 0 0 5 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/57 4/24 6/37 5/30
Catches/stumpings 5/– 23/– 70/0 59/9
Source: Cricinfo, 4 May 2017

Gavin Rolf Larsen (born 27 September 1962) is a former New Zealand international cricketer who specialised in the art of economical bowling. He was known playfully by his teammates as "The Postman". He is currently chief selector for the national side.