Ian Billcliff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ian Billcliff

Canadian cricketer

Date of Birth: 26-Oct-1972

Place of Birth: Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Ian Billcliff

  • Ian Shaw Billcliff (born October 26, 1972) is a Canadian cricketer.
  • Though born in Canada, he grew up in New Zealand. Billcliff made his debut in first-class cricket in 1991 for Otago in New Zealand domestic cricket, and in 1992 he played twice for the New Zealand Under-19 team.
  • He later played for Wellington from 1995 to 1997, and then for Auckland from 1997 to 1999.
  • After leaving Auckland, he played club cricket in England in the Surrey League. Billcliff became interested in playing a season in Canada and got in contact with the Canadian cricket president via an ICC Development Manager.
  • Having revealed his place-of-birth, he was immediately chosen for Canada's squad in the 2001 ICC Trophy, and was an important part of the team who achieved a third-place finish, thus progressing to the World Cup.
  • He made important contributions in the World Cup matches, including a 42 in the match against Bangladesh, and a 71 in the match against Kenya. Since the 2003 World Cup he has played just two One Day Internationals for Canada, against Bermuda in August 2006.
  • He has played in other tournaments for Canada though, including the 2005 ICC Trophy, the ICC Americas Championship in 2004 and 2006, and three ICC Intercontinental Cup matches.
  • He has also captained Canada on occasion. Billcliff continued to play cricket in New Zealand, but only in club cricket in Auckland where he has played for Cornwall [1].
  • In the 2006-07 season, he played for the newly formed University/Ellerslie club, a merger between Auckland University Cricket Club and Ellerslie Cricket Club [2]. He is currently a physical education teacher at Auckland Grammar School.

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