John Monck (cricketer)

John Stanley Monck (28 February 1845 – 3 September 1929) was a New Zealand farmer and cricketer. He played in one first-class match for Canterbury in 1873/74.[1]

John Monck
Personal information
Born(1845-02-28)28 February 1845
Reading, England
Died3 September 1929(1929-09-03) (aged 84)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Source: Cricinfo, 17 October 2020

He was the second son of John Bligh Monck of Coley Park, and was educated at Bradfield College, Berkshire in England, from 1858 to 1861.[2][3] In 1863 he travelled to New Zealand.[3] In 1869 he bought the farm at Moncks Bay, near Christchurch, and was there for 40 years.[4]

See also

References
  1. "John Monck". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. The Bradfield College Register, 1893 : corrected to July, 1893. Reading: E. J. Blackwell. 1893. p. 72.
  3. "Sports, Games, And Pastimes, NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz.
  4. "Monck, John Stanley, Christchurch City Libraries ArchivesSpace". archives.canterburystories.nz.
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