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{{short description|New Zealand cricketer}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Tom Puna
| image = File:Tom Puna.jpg
| caption = Tom Puna in 1962–63
| fullname = Narotam Puna
| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|10|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Surat]], [[Gujarat]], [[British India|India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1996|6|7|1929|10|28|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Hamilton, New Zealand]]
| international = true
| internationalspan = 1966
| country = New Zealand
| testdebutagainst = England
| testdebutdate = 25 February
| testdebutyear = 1966
| testcap = 111
| lasttestdate = 11 March
| lasttestagainst = England
| lasttestyear = 1966
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm off-break
| club1 = [[Northern Districts men's cricket team|Northern Districts]]
| year1 = 1956–57 to 1968–69
| columns = 2
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 3
| runs1 = 31
| bat avg1 = 15.50
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 18*
| deliveries1 = 480
| wickets1 = 4
| bowl avg1 = 60.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 2/40
| catches/stumpings1= 1/-
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches2 = 70
| runs2 = 1,305
| bat avg2 = 14.66
| 100s/50s2 = 0/2
| top score2 = 62*
| deliveries2 = 15,053
| wickets2 = 229
| bowl avg2 = 24.44
| fivefor2 = 11
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 6/25
| catches/stumpings2= 36/-
| date = 1 April
| year = 2017
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/38134.html Cricinfo
}}
'''Narotam''' "'''Tom'''" '''Puna''' (28 October 1929 – 7 June 1996) was a [[New Zealand]] [[cricket]]er who played in three [[Test cricket|Tests]] in 1966.

==Life and career==
Puna's family migrated from India to New Zealand when he was eight.<ref name=WCA>[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]] 1997, p. 1413–14.</ref> He was a fixture in the [[Northern Districts men's cricket team|Northern Districts]] side from 1956–57 to 1968–69, beginning as a middle-order batsman but descending the order as his off-spin bowling developed. His best innings figures were 6 for 25 against [[Otago cricket team|Otago]] in Hamilton in 1966–67 (match figures of 59–29–66–9).<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28577.html Northern Districts v Otago, 1966–67]</ref> When he retired he was Northern Districts' leading wicket-taker, with 223.<ref name=WCA/>

He took 34 wickets at 13.70 in the [[Plunket Shield]] in the 1965–66 season,<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/3/Plunket_Shield_1965-66/Bowling_by_Average.html Plunket Shield bowling averages, 1965–66]</ref> and was selected as New Zealand's principal spinner in all three Tests against the [[English cricket team in New Zealand in 1965–66|visiting England team]] later that season, but achieved little.<ref name=WCA/>

His sons [[Ashok Puna|Ashok]]<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/22/22702/22702.html Ashok Puna at Cricket Archive]</ref> and [[Kirti Puna|Kirti]]<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/22/22703/22703.html Kirti Puna at Cricket Archive]</ref> also played for Northern Districts.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1280/1280.html Tom Puna at Cricket Archive]
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/38134.html Tom Puna at Cricinfo]

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[[Category:1929 births]]
[[Category:1996 deaths]]
[[Category:New Zealand Test cricketers]]
[[Category:New Zealand cricketers]]
[[Category:Northern Districts cricketers]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Surat]]
[[Category:Indian emigrants to New Zealand]]

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Tom Puna - Revision history

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