581:. Congdon was principally a batsman but also became a useful medium-pace bowler midway through his career. The Test captaincy brought out his best cricket: before becoming captain he had played 31 Tests and scored 1,569 runs at an average of 26.59 and had taken 12 wickets, but during his 17 Tests as captain he scored 1,067 runs at 41.03 and took 33 wickets.
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1383:Canterbury cricketers
636:1975 New Year Honours
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550:Bevan Ernest Congdon
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66:Bevan Ernest Congdon
57:Personal information
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116:Right-handed
99:(2018-02-10)
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1378:2018 deaths
1373:1938 births
725:"No. 46446"
670:10 February
592:and 175 at
559:all-rounder
325:Runs scored
283:Competition
151:(1965–1978)
149:New Zealand
132:All-rounder
18:Bev Congdon
1367:Categories
1327:Williamson
1247:Rutherford
1109:Williamson
1046:Rutherford
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646:References
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244:Wellington
78:1938-02-11
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378:Top score
174:Last Test
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1287:McMillan
1231:M. Crowe
1223:J. Crowe
1101:McCullum
1028:M. Crowe
1005:J. Crowe
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537:Cricinfo
535:Source:
506:Catches/
361:100s/50s
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168:Pakistan
105:Auckland
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1303:Vettori
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1061:1996/97
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951:Congdon
943:Dowling
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897:1955/56
881:Wallace
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634:In the
630:Honours
624:Motueka
565:and 11
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121:Bowling
113:Batting
86:Motueka
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1295:Cairns
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1207:Wright
1183:Turner
1093:Taylor
1054:Germon
1016:Wright
968:Parker
959:Turner
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594:Lord's
407:15,602
398:bowled
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