William Gardiner (cricketer)

William Gardiner (14 July 1864 27 January 1924) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Auckland and Wellington between 1882 and 1896.[1][2]

William Gardiner
Personal information
Born(1864-07-14)14 July 1864
Auckland, New Zealand
Died27 January 1924(1924-01-27) (aged 59)
Wellington, New Zealand
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1889-90 to 1893-94Auckland
1895-96Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 13
Runs scored 383
Batting average 17.40
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 61
Balls bowled 0
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 6/0
Source: Cricinfo, 24 February 2021

In the 1892–93 season Gardiner was regarded as the best batsman in Auckland and "one of the best in the colony", as well as a reliable fieldsman.[3] His highest first-class score was 61, the only fifty in the match, when Auckland beat Canterbury in 1891–92.[4] He top-scored for Wellington with 59 in the drawn match against Hawke's Bay in 1895–96, his last first-class match.[5]

Gardiner also played rugby for Auckland in the 1880s until a shoulder injury curtailed his career. He worked as a builder and contractor, his company being noted for building bridges and wharfs. He and his wife Catherine had one son, Norman. Gardiner died in Wellington aged 59 after a severe illness.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. "William Gardiner". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  2. "William Gardiner". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. "Interprovincial Cricket". Observer: 11. 31 December 1892.
  4. "Auckland v Canterbury 1891-92". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  5. "Hawke's Bay v Wellington 1895-96". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  6. "Mr William Gardiner. Well-known ex-athlete". New Zealand Herald. LXI (18621): 10. 31 January 1924. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  7. "Mr William Gardiner". Evening Post. CVII (23): 8. 28 January 1924. Retrieved 12 May 2017.


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