Allan Wiles
Allan Victor Wiles (29 September 1920 – 31 May 2008) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer and cricketer. He represented New Zealand in rugby league.
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| Full name | Allan Victor Wiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 September 1920 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 May 2008 (aged 87) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cricket career
Wiles played five first-class matches for Auckland during the 1946/47 season.[2][3]
Rugby league career
Wiles played for the Mount Albert club in the Auckland Rugby League competition and also represented Auckland.[4]
In 1948, he was named for New Zealand and toured Australia. He played in one of the two test matches, becoming Kiwi #312.[5]
In 1951, during the French tour of New Zealand, Wiles was part of the Auckland side that lost to France 10 – 15.[4][6]
References
- Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Alan Wiles - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project".
- "Allan Wiles". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- "Allan Wiles". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909–2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
- "NZRL - Past Kiwis". Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Les Chanticleers Tour 1951 Series - Game 23 - Rugby League Project".
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