About Tony Blain
Born 1962. Tony Blain is a New Zealand cricketer.
Tony Elston Blain (born 17 February 1962) is a former New Zealand cricketer, He played as a wicket-keeper for the New Zealand national cricket team in 11 Test matches and 38 One Day Internationals. He was primarily an understudy to Ian Smith and Adam Parore in the New Zealand side.
Domestically Blain played for Central Districts and then for Canterbury cricket team during the 1983–84 season under the captaincy of Roddy Fulton. Blain was a polished right handed batsman and excellent wicket keeper he also played cricket in the Bradford Cricket League in England,Bradford after leaving New Zealand in 1984.
After retiring from the game he went from coaching to a commentator and later became a teacher in the United Kingdom for Dixons Allerton Academy in Bradford.
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Who is Tony Blain?
New Zealand cricketer
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Tony Blain was born on 17 February 1962 in Nelson.
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Tony Blain is a cricketer.
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Tony Blain is New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tony Blain. https://biography.guide/tony-blain/
MLA: "Tony Blain." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/tony-blain/.
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