David Trist
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David George Trist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 September 1947 Christchurch, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 May 2025 (aged 77) Christchurch, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969-70 to 1977-78 | Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Cricket Archive, 8 October 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David George Trist (22 September 1947 – 29 May 2025) was a New Zealand cricketer and cricket coach. He was coach of the New Zealand national cricket team from 1999 to 2001.
Biography
[edit]Trist was born in Christchurch on 22 September 1947. A right arm fast-medium bowler, he played 24 first-class games for Canterbury between 1968–69 and 1977–78.[1]
After retiring as a player, Trist became a cricket coach and led Eastern Province to victory in the 1989 Currie Cup. He also had spells as coach of Hong Kong (at the 1997 ICC Trophy) and the Netherlands. Following New Zealand's tour of England in 1999, Trist replaced Steve Rixon as coach of his home country. Under Trist, New Zealand won the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy in Nairobi, New Zealand's first world title.[2]
Trist died in Christchurch on 29 May 2025, at the age of 77.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "David Trist". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ Coverdale, Brydon (24 May 2017). "David Trist, New Zealand's coach during their ICC Knockout triumph in 2000". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Former Black Caps coach David Trist dies". RNZ News. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
External links
[edit]
- 1947 births
- 2025 deaths
- New Zealand cricketers
- Canterbury cricketers
- New Zealand cricket coaches
- Coaches of the New Zealand national cricket team
- Coaches of the Hong Kong national cricket team
- Coaches of the Netherlands national cricket team
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- New Zealand expatriates in Hong Kong
- New Zealand expatriates in South Africa
- South Island cricketers