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Line 79: After retiring from first-class cricket, Blunt lived in England, where he was a successful businessman. He captained [[London New Zealand Cricket Club]] in its inaugural match in 1952 and remained a prominent member of the club. In his memory the Roger Blunt Award is given annually for services to the club.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Roger Blunt Award for Services to the Club \|url=http://www.lnzcc.org/services-to-the-club.html \|website=LNZCC \|accessdate=23 March 2020}}</ref> Blunt also became a radio commentator on cricket broadcasts, joining the [[BBC]] team for the [[New Zealand cricket team in England in 1949\|1949 New Zealand tour of England]].<ref>[[Christopher Martin-Jenkins]] (1990) ''Ball by Ball'', Grafton, London, p. 89. {{ISBN\|9780246135681}}.</ref> HeIn 1953, he was awarded the ~~MBE~~[[Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.nzlii.org/nz/other/nz_gazette/1953/37.pdf \|title=Coronation Medal \|work=Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette \|issue=37 \|date=3 July 1953 \|access-date=17 April 2021 \|pages=1021–1035}}</ref> He was appointed a [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] in the [[1965 Birthday Honours\|1965 Queen's Birthday Honours]].<ref name=W68>''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]]'' 1967, p. 963.</ref> ==See also==

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