Noel Dellow

Harold Noel Dellow (14 February 1929 – 1 September 2021) was a New Zealand cricketer who played five matches of first-class cricket for Canterbury between early 1955 and early 1956.

Noel Dellow

Personal information
Full name	Harold Noel Dellow
Born	(1929-02-14)14 February 1929 Ashburton, New Zealand
Died	1 September 2021(2021-09-01) (aged 92) Timaru, New Zealand
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-pace
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1954-55 to 1955-56	Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 37 Batting average 5.28 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 15 not out Balls bowled 748 Wickets 11 Bowling average 33.36 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 3/84 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 June 2020

Life and career

Born in Ashburton, Noel Dellow was a medium-pace bowler. His best first-class batting and bowling performances came in the first innings of the Plunket Shield match against Auckland in 1955–56, when he took 3 for 84 opening the bowling and then scored 15 not out at number 11.^[1]

Dellow spent most of his life in South Canterbury. Playing for a South Island Minor Associations XI against the touring Australian team in 1959–60, he took 5 for 63 off 30 overs, although he was unable to prevent an innings defeat.^[2] He later served as executive director of the South Canterbury Cricket Association and was awarded life membership of the association.^[3][4]

Dellow worked as a chartered accountant in Timaru.^[5] He lived in retirement in Timaru,^[6] and died there on 1 September 2021.^[7]