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William Arthur Aldersley (4 December 1888 – 17 March 1981) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in six first-class matches for Wellington between the 1909–10 season and 1922–23.[1][2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | William Arthur Aldersley |
| Born | 4 December 1888 Keighley, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 17 March 1981 (aged 92) Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1909/10–1922/23 | Wellington |
Source: CricketArchive, 23 October 2020 | |
Aldersley was born at Keighley in Yorkshire in 1888. His family emigrated to New Zealand when he was a child and he was educated at Mount Cook School in Wellington.[2][3] He was a founding member of Lower Hutt Cricket Club[4] and played regularly for the team for more than 25 years.[5][6] Considered one of the best all-rounders in local cricket,[5][7] he was described by The Dominion in 1930 as "a really good batsman, a clever slow spin bowler and a useful fieldsman" as well as "a most likeable personality".[7]
Aldersley made his representative debut for Wellington in a March 1910 match against Hawke's Bay in Napier, making scores of 11 in his first innings and 38 not out in his second. He played once against Auckland during the 1913–14 season, before making four appearances for Wellington in the years following World War I. In his six first-class matches Aldersley scored 133 runs and took eight wickets. His highest score of 48 runs was made in his final first-class match, a February 1923 fixture against Canterbury at Lancaster Park.[8]
In 1931, Aldersley was elected as the chair of the Wellington selection committee.[6] He served on the management committees of the Lower Hutt club and the Wellington Cricket Association for a number of years, and umpired three first-class matches.[8][9][10][11] Professionally he worked as a dispensing chemist. He died at Lower Hutt in 1981 aged 92. An obituary was published in the 1981 New Zealand Cricket Almanack.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Arthur Aldersley". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ a b c McCarron, Tony (2010). New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. p. 10. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ The RMS Rimutaka, The Press, volume LII, issue 9213, 17 September 1895, p. 6. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 5 October 2024.)
- ^ Cricket, NZ Truth, issue 932, 6 October 1923, p. 8. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 5 October 2024.)
- ^ a b On the cricket field, The Dominion, volume 19, issue 81, 30 December 1925, p. 7. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 5 October 2024.)
- ^ a b Enter cricket, The Dominion, volume 25, issue 18, 16 October 1931, p. 17. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 5 October 2024.)
- ^ a b Fight for the Plunket Shield, The Dominion, volume 24, issue 76, 23 December 1930, p. 9. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 5 October 2024.)
- ^ a b Arthur Aldersley, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2024. (subscription required)
- ^ Cricket, Hutt News, volume 2, issue 15, 5 September 1929, p. 14. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 5 October 2024.)
- ^ Hutt Cricket Club, Hutt News, volume 10, issue 14, 2 September 1936, p. 4. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 5 October 2024.)
- ^ Cricket, Hutt News, volume 18, issue 29, 25 October 1944, p. 3. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 5 October 2024.)
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