Geoff Blakely

{{short description|New Zealand cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=May 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Geoff Blakely

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| fullname = Geoffrey Allan Wilfred Blakely

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|10|30|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Ranfurly, Central Otago, New Zealand

| death_date =

| death_place =

| family = Sam Blakely (son)

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling =

| role =

| club1 = Otago

| year1 = {{nowrap|1980/81–1984/85}}

| columns = 2

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 9

| runs1 = 325

| bat avg1 = 18.05

| 100s/50s1 = 0/1

| top score1 = 74

| hidedeliveries = true

| catches/stumpings1 = 4/–

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 2

| runs2 = 55

| bat avg2 = 27.50

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 44

| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–

| date = 30 January

| year = 2021

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/36463.html ESPNcricinfo

| module = {{Infobox rugby biography | embed = yes

| height =

| weight =

| ru_position = Lock

| ru_province = Otago Sub-Unions

| ru_provinceyears = 1981

| ru_provincecaps = 1

| ru_provincepoints =

}}

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Geoffrey Allan Wilfred Blakely (born 30 October 1959) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played nine first-class and two List A matches for Otago between 1980 and 1985.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/36463.html |title=Geoffrey Blakely |access-date=6 May 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

Blakely was an opening batsman. His best two first-class matches were both against Auckland in 1980–81. In the first, at Eden Park, he made 74 and 22;{{cite web |title=Auckland v Otago 1980-81 |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1980-81/NZ_LOCAL/SHLTR/AUCK_OTAGO_SHLTR_07-09JAN1981.html |website=Cricinfo |access-date=8 January 2021}} in the second, at Carisbrook, he made 26 and 43.{{cite web |title=Otago v Auckland 1980-81 |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1980-81/NZ_LOCAL/SHLTR/OTAGO_AUCK_SHLTR_30JAN-01FEB1981.html |website=Cricinfo |access-date=8 January 2021}} In all first-class matches he made 325 runs at an average of 18.05.{{cite web |title=Geoff Blakely |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/21/21474/21474.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=8 January 2021}} Blakely also appeared in two List A matches for Otago, scoring 55 runs at an average of 27.50 with a top score of 44.

As a rugby union footballer, Blakely made one appearance playing at lock for Otago Sub-Unions in 1981.{{cite web |url=https://www.rugbyhistory.co.nz/player/g-blakely |title=Geoffrey Allan Wilfred Blakely |website=New Zealand Rugby History |access-date=30 January 2021}}

Two of Blakely's children have also played representative cricket for Otago: his son Sam, has played five List A matches for Otago, debuting in 2012/13; and his daughter Caitlin has made over 100 women's List A and Twenty20 appearances for Otago since the 2012/13 season.{{cite news |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/cricket/cricket-blakely-takes-two-debut |title=Cricket: Blakely takes two on debut |first=Adrian |last=Seconi |date=18 March 2013 |work=Otago Daily Times |access-date=30 January 2021}}{{Cricinfo |id=547844 |name=Samuel Blakely |access-date=30 January 2021|check-wikidata=no}}{{Cricinfo |id=1202103 |name=Caitlin Blakely |access-date=30 January 2021|check-wikidata=no}} It is believed that this could be the first instance of a father, son and daughter all representing Otago in top-level cricket.