Blake Coburn

{{short description|New Zealand cricketer}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=October 2017}}

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Blake Coburn

| image =

| country =

| fullname = Blake Peter Coburn

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|12|25|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Christchurch, New Zealand

| death_date =

| death_place =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Slow left-arm wrist-spin

| role = Bowler

| club1 = Canterbury

| year1 = 2017–18 to 2022–23

| clubnumber1 =

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 8

| runs1 = 50

| bat avg1 = 5.55

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 17

| deliveries1 = 880

| wickets1 = 16

| bowl avg1 = 33.06

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 7/64

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 9

| runs2 = 42

| bat avg2 = 8.40

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 15*

| deliveries2 = 377

| wickets2 = 10

| bowl avg2 = 38.20

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = –

| best bowling2 = 2/25

| catches/stumpings2 = 2/–

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 17

| runs3 = 44

| bat avg3 = 14.66

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 12*

| deliveries3 = 294

| wickets3 = 11

| bowl avg3 = 37.18

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = –

| best bowling3 = 4/17

| catches/stumpings3 = 5/–

| date = 10 June 2023

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/blake-coburn-1124470 Cricinfo

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Blake Peter Coburn (born 25 December 1995) is a New Zealand cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1124470.html |title=Blake Coburn |access-date=23 October 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He played for Canterbury from 2017–18 to 2022–23.

Coburn was born in Christchurch and educated there at Shirley Boys' High School.{{cite web |title=Blake Coburn |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1595/1595222/1595222.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=19 September 2022}} A left-arm wrist-spin bowler, he has an unusual bowling action: his torso rotates downward and his head gets below the horizontal when releasing the ball.{{cite web |title=Coburn earns comeback contract |url=http://www.voxy.co.nz/sport/5/404546 |website=Voxy |access-date=19 September 2022}}

Coburn made his first-class debut for Canterbury in the 2017–18 Plunket Shield season on 23 October 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1120110.html |title=Plunket Shield at Christchurch, Oct 23-26 2017 |access-date=23 October 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In November 2017, in his second match, he took 7 for 64 in the second innings to lead Canterbury to victory over Northern Districts by 8 runs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/98476145/young-spinner-coburn-delivers-for-canterbury-in-thrilling-plunket-shield-win |title=Young spinner Coburn delivers for Canterbury in thrilling Plunket Shield win |access-date=2 November 2017 |work=Stuff}}{{cite web |title=Rangiora, October 30 - November 02, 2017, Plunket Shield |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/plunket-shield-2017-18-1120106/canterbury-vs-northern-districts-1120112/full-scorecard |website=Cricinfo |access-date=19 September 2022}} He made his Twenty20 debut for Canterbury in the 2017–18 Super Smash on 17 December 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1118538.html |title=5th Match, Super Smash at Nelson, Dec 17 2017 |access-date=17 December 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

He made his List A debut for Canterbury in the 2018–19 Ford Trophy on 7 November 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1160261.html |title=The Ford Trophy at Dunedin, Nov 7 2018 |access-date=7 November 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} After some time out of the Canterbury team, he was awarded a contract for the 2022–23 season.

Coburn announced his retirement from professional cricket in June 2023, aged 27.{{cite web |title=Rarity Blake Coburn announces retirement |url=https://www.nzc.nz/news-items/blake-coburn-retires/ |website=New Zealand Cricket |access-date=10 June 2023}}