Blair Tickner Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
Publish date: 2024-04-22
Blair Tickner Quick Info
Height
6 ft 2 in
Weight
81 kg
Date of Birth
October 13, 1993
Zodiac Sign
Libra
Spouse
Sarah Reid
Blair Tickner is a New Zealander professional cricketer who has represented his country in both the limited-overs versions of the sport (ODIs and T20Is), as a frontline pace bowler. In the New Zealand domestic circuit, Blair has played for Central Districts (2015-Present) throughout his career, across all formats.
Born Name
Blair Marshall Tickner
Nick Name
Ticks
Blair Tickner as seen in an Instagram Post in August 2018 (Blair Tickner / Instagram)
Sun Sign
Libra
Born Place
Napier, Hawke’s Bay, North Island, New Zealand
Residence
Napier, Hawke’s Bay, North Island, New Zealand
Nationality
Occupation
Professional Cricketer
Blair Tickner as seen in an Instagram Post in November 2022 (Blair Tickner / Instagram)
Family
Father – John Tickner (Business Owner)
Batting
Right-Handed
Bowling
Right-Arm Medium-Fast
Role
Bowler
Jersey Number
13 – One Day International (ODI), T20 International (T20I), Central Districts (New Zealand Domestic Cricket)
Build
Athletic
Height
6 ft 2 in or 188 cm
Weight
81 kg or 178.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Blair has dated –
Sarah Reid (2019-Present) – Blair started dating a marketing coordinator named Sarah Reid in 2019. The couple got engaged in May 2021 and they got married in September 2022. The pair co-owns a café called 13th Stag (established in 2019) in Hawke’s Bay Regional Sports Park, a sports facility in Hastings, New Zealand. The name of the café refers to the number ’13’ that Blair sports for Central Districts (also known as the Central Stags) in New Zealand’s domestic cricket competitions. The couple also runs another similar outlet called Lost Stag Brew Box.
Blair Tickner and Sarah Reid, as seen in March 2022 (Blair Tickner / Instagram)
Race / Ethnicity
White
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Light Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Toned physique
Side-parted, wavy hair
Cheerful smile
Often sports a thick mustache
Has his left leg covered in tattoos
Brand Endorsements
He has been sponsored by New Balance Athletics, Inc., one of the world’s major sports footwear and apparel manufacturers.
Blair Tickner as seen in an Instagram Post in December 2020 (Blair Tickner / Instagram)
Blair Tickner Facts
Blair first came into the spotlight in November 2017 when he recorded a hat-trick (the feat of dismissing 3 batters off 3 successive legal deliveries) in the first innings of Central Districts’ 5th-round fixture against Wellington in the 2017-18 season of the Plunket Shield (New Zealand’s premier domestic first-class cricket tournament). The match was also remarkable for the similar scores put up by both teams – 171 & 172 by Wellington and 172 & 172/3 by Central Districts.
This 7-wicket win ultimately proved decisive as Central Districts (131 points) narrowly edged out Wellington (127 points) to win the Plunket Shield title that season after the 10th and final round of fixtures. It was Central Districts’ 10th such title. Blair was his team’s 2nd highest (and the 9th highest overall) wicket-taker in the tournament – 30 wickets in 9 matches.
He also impressed in the 2017-18 season of the Super Smash (New Zealand’s premier domestic T20 cricket tournament), finishing as the tournament’s leading wicket-taker – 21 dismissals in 11 matches. Blair was Central Districts’ best bowler in the first 4 of the team’s 10 league stage fixtures – with his figures reading 2/44, 2/37, 2/21, and 4/24 in those matches.
His performances were instrumental in helping the team finish in 3rd place in the league stage of the tournament. Blair was his team’s best bowler in the final of the tournament as well but could not prevent a 9-wicket defeat to league stage table toppers Northern Knights who won the tournament for the 2nd time.
A coffee aficionado, he once packed 3 kilos of coffee beans, a coffee maker, and a grinder so that he could make his own coffee 3-4 times every day on a tour of Bangladesh with New Zealand’s senior national cricket team.
