Hira Unka (1 June 1943 – 10 August 2012) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in 25 first-class and five List A matches for Northern Districts between 1968 and 1976.[1]
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| Born | 1 June 1943 Mysore, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 August 2012 (aged 69) Rotorua, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1968/69–1975/76 | Northern Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 January 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A right-arm opening bowler, Unka took his best first-class figures in the opening match of the 1973–74 Plunket Shield: 6 for 67 against Otago.[2] He also played Hawke Cup cricket for Bay of Plenty from 1970 to 1981.[3]
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edit- ^ "Hira Unka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Otago v Northern Districts 1973-74". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Hawke Cup Matches played by Hira Unka". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
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