Hiram Rhodes

Hiram Rhodes (11 December 1850 – 1 January 1891) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played three first-class matches for Otago between 1872 and 1877.[1]

For the politician, see Hiram Rhodes Revels.
Hiram Rhodes
Personal information
Born(1850-12-11)11 December 1850
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Died1 January 1891(1891-01-01) (aged 40)
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Source: Cricinfo, 22 May 2016

At a time when long stop was an important fielding position, Rhodes was considered perhaps the best long stop in New Zealand in the 1870s.[2] He later returned to England and died of influenza in Huddersfield in 1891, leaving a widow and two children.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Hiram Rhodes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. "Cricket". Lyttelton Times: 3. 12 January 1877.
  3. "Saturday, May 30, 1891". Evening Star: 2. 30 May 1891.


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