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Warren Lees

Warren Lees, New Zealand cricketer and coach

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Born
March 19, 1952
Age in 2026
74
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1952

About Warren Lees

Warren Kenneth Lees is a New Zealand cricketer and coach. He played 21 Test matches and 31 One Day Internationals (ODIs) between 1976 and 1983 as a wicket-keeper batsman. He was coach of the New Zealand national cricket team between 1990 and 1993. Lees made his first-class debut in February 1971, playing for a New Zealand under-23 side against Auckland. Lees' first tour in charge was very tough. In his final season as captain of Otago (1987–88), Otago won both the one-day and first-class competitions.

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Warren Lees timeline

  1. Lees made his first-class debut in February 1971, playing for a New Zealand under-23 side against Auckland.
  2. In his final season as captain of Otago (1987–88), Otago won both the one-day and first-class competitions.

The world when Warren Lees was born

Warren Lees was born in 1952. 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 1952

  • #1 song"You Belong to Me" – Jo Stafford
  • Top movieThe Greatest Show on Earth
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookThe Old Man and the Sea – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentRocky Marciano becomes heavyweight champion
  • Top headlineDwight Eisenhower elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst hydrogen bomb tested
  • Defining fadMr. Potato Head
  • Notable inventionMr. Potato Head (first toy advertised on TV)
  • World population2.63 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population156.4M

1952 versus 2026

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

Measure19522026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$9,100$435,000
Average income$5,700$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.60$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population156.4M341 million

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