(1975-11-30) 30 November 1975 (age 48) Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Batting
Right-handed
Role
Batsman
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1995/96–2006/07
Otago
FC debut
17 January 1996 Otago v Auckland
Last FC
20 March 2005 Otago v Wellington
LA debut
26 November 1995 Otago v Wellington
Last LA
10 February 2007 Otago v Auckland
Umpiring information
Tests umpired
51 (2014–2023)
ODIs umpired
86 (2010–2022)
T20Is umpired
43 (2010–2022)
WODIs umpired
3 (2008)
WT20Is umpired
5 (2010–2016)
Career statistics
Competition
First-class
List A
Matches
83
113
Runs scored
4,711
2,411
Batting average
33.41
23.63
100s/50s
8/24
1/11
Top score
194
101*
Balls bowled
102
36
Wickets
2
1
Bowling average
23.50
36.00
5 wickets in innings
0
0
10 wickets in match
0
0
Best bowling
1/3
1/4
Catches/stumpings
73/–
33/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 November 2023
Christopher Blair Gaffaney (born 30 November 1975) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He became an umpire after retiring as a player. A right-handed batsman, he played in 83 first-class and 113 List A matches. Gaffaney is currently a member of the ICC Elite umpire panel and officiates in Tests, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals.
Christopher Blair Gaffaney (born 30 November 1975) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He became an umpire after retiring as a player...
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released. The players' auction was held on 18 February 2021 in Chennai. Chris Morris was the most expensive player, purchased by the Rajasthan Royals...
won by 13 runs Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune Umpires: ChrisGaffaney (New Zealand) and Virender Sharma (India) Player of the match: AB de...
Australia became the first team to win all ICC titles. On-field umpires: ChrisGaffaney and Richard Illingworth Third umpire: Richard Kettleborough Reserve...
players were announced on 15 November 2019. Robin Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh and Chris Lynn were the most prominent names among the released players. Jaydev Unadkat...
since 2008, and their second final overall. Source: On-field umpires: ChrisGaffaney (NZ) and Nitin Menon (Ind) Third umpire: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind)...
Delhi Capitals won by 44 runs Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: ChrisGaffaney (NZ) and Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) Player of the match: Kuldeep Yadav...
umpires, with West Indies' Joel Wilson as the third umpire, New Zealand's ChrisGaffaney as the reserve umpire, and Zimbabwe's Andy Pycroft as match referee...
Chennai Super Kings won by 7 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: ChrisGaffaney (NZ) and Nikhil Patwardhan (Ind) Player of the match: Ravindra Jadeja...
Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat. Rohit Sharma (Ind) broke Chris Gayle’s record for most sixes in international cricket (554). Rohit Sharma...
with eight balls and five wickets to spare. Source: On-field umpires: ChrisGaffaney and Nitin Menon Third umpire: Anil Chaudhary Reserve umpire: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan...
won by 6 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and ChrisGaffaney (NZ) Player of the match: Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders)...
and elected to field. Gujarat Lions won the toss and elected to field. Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first player to score 10...
Chennai Super Kings won by 1 wicket Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: ChrisGaffaney (New Zealand) and Nand Kishore (India) Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo...
Released players: Colin Ingram, Colin Munro, Manjot Kalra, Hanuma Vihari, Chris Morris, Jalaj Saxena, Ankush Bains, Nathu Singh and Bandaru Ayyappa. Traded...
Chennai Super Kings won by 1 wicket Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: ChrisGaffaney (New Zealand) and Nand Kishore (India) Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo...
Challengers Bangalore won by 18 runs DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai Umpires: ChrisGaffaney (NZ) and Nitin Pandit (Ind) Player of the match: Faf du Plessis (Royal...
some large names like Aaron Finch, Chris Morris, Dale Steyn, and Kane Richardson. Players bought: Aaron Finch, Chris Morris, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pawan Deshpande...
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