| Bruce Blair | |
| Fullname: | Bruce Robert Blair |
| Birth Place: | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 1982–1986 |
| Odidebutdate: | 17 February |
| Odidebutyear: | 1982 |
| Odidebutagainst: | Australia |
| Odicap: | 41 |
| Lastodidate: | 15 April |
| Lastodiyear: | 1986 |
| Lastodiagainst: | Pakistan |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Club1: | Otago |
| Club2: | Northern Districts |
| Year2: | 1984/85–1985/86 |
| Club3: | Otago |
| Year3: | 1986/87–1989/90 |
| Columns: | 3 |
| Matches1: | 14 |
| Runs1: | 174 |
| Bat Avg1: | 14.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 29* |
| Deliveries1: | 30 |
| Wickets1: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 34.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/7 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
| Matches2: | 110 |
| Runs2: | 5,995 |
| Bat Avg2: | 32.58 |
| 100S/50S2: | 7/40 |
| Top Score2: | 143 |
| Deliveries2: | 3,796 |
| Wickets2: | 55 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 31.81 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 4/26 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 81/– |
| Matches3: | 74 |
| Runs3: | 1,583 |
| Bat Avg3: | 23.62 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/11 |
| Top Score3: | 91 |
| Deliveries3: | 2,087 |
| Wickets3: | 43 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 31.62 |
| Fivefor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 4/37 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 24/– |
| Date: | 11 May |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/36299.html Cricinfo |
Bruce Robert Blair (born 27 December 1957) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Otago and Northern Districts between 1977 and 1990.[1] He played 14 One Day Internationals for the New Zealand national cricket team in the mid-1980s. He coached Northern Districts from 2001 to 2006 and was later a coaching services advisor at the New Zealand Academy of Sport in Hamilton. He was a selector for both Northern Districts and Central Districts.[2]
Blair was born at Dunedin and educated at Otago Boys High School.[2] His father, Roy Blair, played for Otago in 1953–54 and his older brother, Wayne, played first-class cricket for Otago from 1967–68 to 1990–91.[3] A great-uncle, James Blair, also played for the provincial side in 1926–27