Alfred Haddrick (14 July 1868 – 15 February 1939) was an Australian cricketer who was an all-rounder. He played two first-class cricket matches for Victoria in 1893.[1]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 July 1868 Adelaide, Australia |
| Died | 15 February 1939 (aged 70) Brisbane, Australia |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1893 | Victoria |
Source: Cricinfo, 26 July 2015 | |
Cricket career
editHaddrick began his cricket career in South Australia and as of November 1884 through to January 1885 he was playing for the Bridgewater club.[2][3] In October 1885 he was playing for North Park club.[4]
Haddrick moved to Victoria in the late 1880s and joined the Richmond Cricket Club and in the 1888/89 season he averaged 14.06 with the ball which was the best for the club,[5] and in May 1890 he was described as doing the "lion's share" of bowling for the club alongside W. Over.[6] He was awarded the Richmond club prize for best all-round play for Richmond for the 1889/90 season.[7] As of June 1891 he was honorary secretary of the Richmond Cricket Club.[8]
In April 1892 Haddrick was noted to have improved as an all-rounder and for the season he was averaging 48.6 with the bat from thirteen innings and 13.24 with the ball with 45 wickets making him Richmond's best batsman and bowler.[9] In April 1893 he made his First-class debut when he was selected to represent Victoria against Western Australia in an Intercolonial match at the MCG,[10] which Victoria won by an innings with Haddrick taking four wickets in the first innings but not bowling in the second innings.[11] In 1894 he played for the Melbourne Cricket Club,[12] however by 1895 he was back at Richmond serving on the Richmond Skittles club committee and playing for the cricket team which had dropped to the B Division of club cricket.[13][14]
In September 1895 Haddrick received a gold lace badge from the Victorian Cricket Association at the Richmond club annual meeting.[15] He suffered a lengthy illness in the mid-1890's and in 1897 his absence from the Richmond side was noted as he had moved to Sydney for his health.[16] By 1901 he had returned to Melbourne and was serving as a Councilor of the Richmond Cricket Club,[17] and he continued to serve as Councilor for 1902.[18] He departed Melbourne in the 1900s and traveled before settling in Brisbane as of 1908 which he described as a "grand place" with Cricket being "in full swing."[19]
Personal life
editHaddrick married Jane Field of Lancefield. She died at the age of 27 in 1901.[20] He later remarried to Catherine Marion who died in 1946.[21]
Haddrick was arrested in Brisbane in December 1920 as he was accused of stealing approximately two pounds from a J.H. Carmichael while working for him as a servant and because there was a deficiency of 270 pounds in the accounts of Carmichael and Co. for the period he was working for the company,[22] and in 1921 he was taken to court.[23] The judge ruled that when examined in detail there was no discrepancy in the company accounts, although Haddrick had not accounted all amounts he had received while working for the company.[24]
In 1930 he was badly injured in a car accident between a taxi and a car, suffering internal injuries and being in a serious condition after the accident.[25] He died in South Brisbane in 1939 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.[26]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Alfred Haddrick". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Brisbane Couple Are to Wed in Melbourne: Loxton-Thorpe Ceremony". SECOND DAY—FRIDAY, NOV. 21. Adelaide, SA. 29 November 1884. p. 5. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Cricket". The Mount Barker Courier. Mount Barker, SA. 16 January 1885. p. 3. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Cricket". The South Australian Advertiser. Adelaide, SA. 29 October 1885. p. 2. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Richmond Cricket Club". The Australasian. Melbourne, VIC. 21 September 1889. p. 23. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "The Past Season". The Australasian. Melbourne, VIC. 10 May 1890. p. 17. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Cricket". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. 13 September 1890. p. 17. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Skittles: Gossip". Sportsman. Melbourne, VIC. 2 June 1891. p. 6. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Cricket". Sportsman. Melbourne, VIC. 19 April 1892. p. 6. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET MATCH". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. 4 April 1893. p. 7. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ Victoria v Western Australia, 1892/93, Melbourne Cricket Ground - 1,3,4 April 1893 (timeless match) - Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Cricket". North Melbourne Advertiser. Melbourne, VIC. 12 January 1894. p. 7. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Skittles". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. 8 May 1895. p. 7. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Cricket". Weekly Times. Melbourne, VIC. 11 May 1895. p. 25. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Richmond Cricket Club". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. 5 September 1895. p. 3. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Cricket". Sportsman. Melbourne, VIC. 2 February 1897. p. 6. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Cricket Club Meetings". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. 9 September 1901. p. 7. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Annual Cricket Meetings". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. 16 September 1902. p. 8. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Cricket Chatter". The Australasian. Melbourne, VIC. 28 November 1908. p. 23. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. 23 May 1901. p. 1. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, QLD. 9 May 1947. p. 12. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Alleged Thief as Servant". The Telegraph. Brisbane, QLD. 21 December 1920. p. 2. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ ""Don't Be Impertinent": Solicitor and Prosecution Witness". The Telegraph. Brisbane, QLD. 26 February 1921. p. 23. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "District Court". Daily Standard. Brisbane, QLD. 24 March 1921. p. 5. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Bad Smash". The Brisbane Courier. Brisbane, QLD. 21 October 1920. p. 13. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Telegraph. Brisbane, QLD. 15 February 1939. p. 14. Retrieved 12 January 2021.