Top 10 players of all time from Canterbury

# 8 Dick Motz

Motz was the first New Zealand cricketer to take 100 Test wickets

Dick Motz was a genuine fast bowler who earned his name in New Zealand cricket history by becoming the first player to take 100 Test wickets for the Kiwis.

He made his Test debut in 1961 and was named the New Zealand Cricketer of the Year after he picked up 19 wickets in his debut series - away to South Africa.

Apart from his bowling skills, characterized with his outswingers, Motz was a huge hit with cricket fans for both New Zealand and Canterbury because of his big-hitting skills, which included a knock of 103 for Canterbury against Otago in 1968 in 53 minutes.

He also scored three Test half-centuries against England and was a nemesis for England great Geoffrey Boycott dismissing him on no lesser than six times.

The right-arm pace bowler also has the dubious distinction of being the first player to be banned from bowling in a Test due to running on the pitch.

Motz had a dream debut for Canterbury after the then 17-year-old was called in as a late replacement in a Plunket Shield match against Northern Districts in 1957. He finished with figures of 4/40 and was also involved in a match-winning 67-run stand for the ninth wicket.

Motz scored close to 3500 runs in first-class cricket and picked up 518 wickets as well before he was forced to retire from the game after he was discovered that he had been playing with a displaced vertebra.