Robert Geoffrey Anderson (29 March 1939 – 3 May 2020) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played 16 first-class matches for Otago between 1961 and 1965.
Career A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Anderson was a regular member of the Otago team for three seasons, usually opening the bowling with Frank Cameron. He took three wickets in an innings several times, with best figures of 3 for 29 in his last match, against Canterbury in 1964–65.
He was also a useful tail-end batsman, who made his highest first-class score in 1961/62 when, batting at number 10, he top-scored for Otago with 48 against Central Districts in the 1961-62 Plunket Shield.
Personal life Anderson was educated at Otago Boys' High School between 1953 and 1955 and was Otago snooker champion in 1961.McCarron, Tony (2010). New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 11. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. He died at Christchurch Hospital on 3 May 2020.
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