also the most expensive bowling figures in New Zealand first class cricket until 2010. Life post-cricket Boock and his wife owned a supermarket businesses from 1991 until their retirement in 2016. In 1992 he launched a high-profile campaign for Dunedin's mayoralty. He was unsuccessful, but was elected to the city council for the southern ward. Boock was a director of NZ Cricket for 10 years and was President of NZ Cricket from 2012 to 2016. He is Chairman of the Otago Special Olympics Trust. Honours In the 2016 New Year Honours, Boock was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to sport and the community. References External links 1951 births Living people Canterbury cricketers New Zealand One Day International cricketers New Zealand Test cricketers New Zealand cricketers Otago cricketers Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit Dunedin City Councillors Cricketers at the 1987 Cricket World Cup New Zealand sportsperson-politicians South Island cricketers