Norman Gallichan

Who was Norman Gallichan?

Norman Gallichan was a cricketer who played for Wellington and New Zealand.

A tall slow left-arm bowler and lower-order batsman, Gallichan played most of his cricket for Manawatu in the second-class Hawke Cup competition, appearing irregularly for Wellington between 1929-30 and 1938-39.

He was a late selection for the 1937 New Zealand tour of England and did well in the early games, but was reckoned by Wisden to have been inconsistent. His career-best innings figures came in the match against Scotland just before the Second Test, when he took 6 for 46 and 3 for 38 to help the New Zealanders to a narrow victory; his best match figures came near the end of the tour when he took 5 for 52 and 5 for 20 against Minor Counties in a more emphatic victory.

His one Test match came at Manchester, where he replaced the injured Alby Roberts. He took three wickets and scored 32 runs in two innings, but Roberts returned for the final Test of the three-match tour.