A career cut short due to religious reasons. Yuile was a left-arm spinner and a handy lower-order batsman. He had just played 17 Tests before he was overlooked for future tours. Along with Bruce Murray and Vic Pollard, Yuile took a stand to not play on Sunday's, but New Zealand cricket introduced Sunday play and all three players lost their spot.

Yuile started his career with Central Districts from 1959-60 to 1972-73. He toured South Africa in 1961-62 but didn't get to play a game. After an outstanding 1962-63 Plunket Shield, he finally got a chance to represent his country. In his debut game against England, he scored 64 which remained his highest Test score. During the next series versus Pakistan, he took 4 for 43 in 54 overs and ended with a match haul of 6 for 112 - his best in Tests.

He went on to tour India, Pakistan and later on England. Yuile recorded his best first-class figures - 9 for 100 against Canterbury in 1965-66. And his only hundred came while playing the same opposition, a couple of seasons later. His place in the side was taken by Hedley Howarth on the 1969 England tour, even though Yuile scored 383 runs at 63.83 in the first-class games.

Written by Akshay Maanay