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Lee Germon

Lee Germon, New Zealand cricketer

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Born
November 4, 1968
Age in 2026
58
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1968

About Lee Germon

Lee Kenneth Germon is a sporting body administrator and former New Zealand cricketer, wicket-keeper and former captain. He played for the provinces of Canterbury and Otago and is the most successful Canterbury cricket captain of the modern era. He was made captain of the New Zealand Cricket team on his Test match debut. He holds the unofficial record for the most runs (70), from a single over in first-class cricket. Germon made his first class debut as a 19-year-old, playing for Canterbury against Auckland at Lancaster Park on 5 January 1988. Under Germon's leadership, Canterbury won in the New Zealand one day game, winning the Shell Cup 50 over competition in 1991/92, 1992/93, 1993/94, 1995/96 & 1996/97. At the time of his retirement from the Canterbury Team, Germon held records for dismissals for Canterbury, with 238 in 76 first class matches.

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Lee Germon timeline

  1. Germon made his first class debut as a 19-year-old, playing for Canterbury against Auckland at Lancaster Park on 5 January 1988.
  2. Under Germon's leadership, Canterbury won in the New Zealand one day game, winning the Shell Cup 50 over competition in 1991/92, 1992/93, 1993/94, 1995/96 & 1996/97.

The world when Lee Germon was born

Lee Germon was born in 1968. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1968

  • #1 song"Hey Jude" – The Beatles
  • Top movie2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  • Best-selling bookAirport – Arthur Hailey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBob Beamon shatters long jump record at Mexico City Olympics
  • Top headlineMLK and RFK assassinated
  • Technology milestoneDouglas Engelbart demonstrates the computer mouse
  • Defining fadTie-dye everything
  • Notable inventionComputer mouse (Douglas Engelbart)
  • World population3.55 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population200.7M

1968 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Lee Germon's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19682026
Gas$0.34$3.45/gal
Average home$15,600$435,000
Average income$10,300$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.31$11.95
Postage stamp$0.06$0.73
Population200.7M341 million

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