Andrew John Hintz (8 December 1963 – 7 February 2016) was a New Zealand first-class cricketer who played for Canterbury.[1]

Andrew Hintz
Personal information
Full name
Andrew John Hintz
Born(1963-12-08)8 December 1963
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died7 February 2016(2016-02-07) (aged 52)
Christchurch, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1985/86–1987/88Canterbury
FC debut6 February 1986 Canterbury v Otago
Last FC29 January 1988 Canterbury v Wellington
LA debut27 December 1986 Canterbury v Wellington
Last LA1 January 1988 Canterbury v Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 6 10
Runs scored 108 60
Batting average 13.50 15.00
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 62 32*
Balls bowled 674 535
Wickets 11 17
Bowling average 33.18 21.11
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/51 4/23
Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 24 April 2016

Born in Christchurch on 8 December 1963,[2] Hintz played club cricket for Burnside West University.[3] A right-arm pace bowler, Hintz made six first-class appearances for Canterbury between 1985/86 and 1987/88, taking 11 wickets at an average of 33.18. With the bat he scored 108 runs, with a high score of 62, at an average of 13.50. In 10 one-day games for Canterbury, he took 17 wickets at 21.11, and scored 60 runs at an average of 15.00.[2]

Hintz died of cancer at Christchurch on 7 February 2016.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Wisden Obituaries, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. 20 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b Andrew Hintz at CricketArchive (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Canty cricketer dies". The Press. 10 February 2016. p. 14.
  4. ^ "Andrew Hintz death notice". The New Zealand Herald. 9 February 2016. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  5. ^ "St Bede's College newsletter" (PDF). 12 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.