Jim Blandford

John Arthur Rawdon "Jim" Blandford (31 January 1913 – 24 December 1954) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Auckland and Wellington between 1932 and 1941.[1][2]

Jim Blandford
Personal information
Full name
John Arthur Rawdon Blandford
Born(1913-01-31)31 January 1913
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died24 December 1954(1954-12-24) (aged 41)
Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicketkeeper-batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1932/33–1936/37Wellington
1939/40–1940/41Auckland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 15
Runs scored 430
Batting average 20.47
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 62
Catches/stumpings 17/12
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 February 2022

Blandford studied at Victoria University College in Wellington.[3] He was a wicket-keeper and useful lower-order batsman. He represented New Zealand in two of the four matches against the touring MCC team in 1935–36, scoring 40 and 36 in his two innings.[4]

While serving in a Field Ambulance unit with New Zealand forces in the Middle East during World War II, Blandford contracted a severe rheumatic disease.[3] He married Barbara Paterson McLeod in Roslyn, Dunedin, in January 1946.[5] He died aged 41 in an Auckland hospital in December 1954, survived by his wife and two young children.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Jim Blandford". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  2. "Jim Blandford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  3. "Mr. J. A. R. Blandford". Press: 3. 28 December 1954.
  4. Don Neely & Richard Payne, Men in White: The History of New Zealand International Cricket, 1894–1985, Moa, Auckland, 1986, pp. 136–39.
  5. "Marriages". Evening Star: 6. 9 February 1946.
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