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Jack Harliwich New Zealand cricketer dead at age 95

Jack Harliwich, a New Zealand cricketer, died on April 1, 2026, aged 95.

Born in Christchurch on July 14, 1930, he was a right-arm medium pacer who played one first-class match for Canterbury in the Plunket Shield competition, against Wellington at Lancaster Park in January 1952. In that match, he was Canterbury’s fifth bowler in each innings, taking 1 for 30 in the first and 0 for 29 in the second, and dismissed John Reid for a duck.

He also played for several Canterbury representative sides in non-first-class matches. In 1983, he was appointed Canterbury’s coach.

Jack Harliwich, 95, New Zealand cricketer.

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