New Zealand Cricket has paid tribute to former fast bowler Bob Blair, who has died aged 94.

Across 19 tests, he claimed 43 wickets and 537 more in First-Class games.

Bob Blair, renowned New Zealand fast bowler and Tangiwai disaster survivor, has died on his 94th birthday, leaving behind a legacy of resilience and heroism in cricket history.

New Zealand Cricket has paid tribute to former fast bowler Bob Blair, who has died aged 94.

Blair’s fiancée, Nerissa Love, died in the Tangiwai rail disaster of 1953.