Tracy Archer Moresby (1867 – 1933) was a New Zealand cricketer, born in England. He played four first-class matches for Auckland between 1889 and 1894.[1][2]
 Moresby in 1888 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Tracy Archer Moresby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1867 Plymouth, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1933 (aged 65 or 66) Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1.69 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1889/90–1893/94 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 June 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Life and career
editMoresby left England in his teens and went to New Zealand, where he worked as a clerk in the Deeds Office in Auckland.[3] A middle-order batsman and excellent fieldsman, he was Auckland's highest scorer in their low-scoring match against Otago in December 1892, although he scored only 15 and 17.[4] He was also prominent in Auckland as a rugby player and athlete.[3]
Moresby married Edith Halyday in New Zealand in 1893. When he toured with the Auckland team from late December 1893 to mid-January 1894, Edith and her father travelled with him.[5]
He and Edith had three children.[6] They lived in Paeroa, where for some years he worked as a legal official: mining registrar and clerk of courts. He qualified as a solicitor in 1898 and set up a practice in Paeroa.[7][6]
Edith was granted a judicial separation in April 1921 on the grounds that Moresby had fathered two children with his typist.[6] By the time of the court proceedings, he had left New Zealand.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Archer Moresby". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "Tracy Moresby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Our Athletes: No. 10 – T. A. Moresby". Observer: 19. 20 October 1888.
- ^ "Auckland v Otago 1892-93". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Tour of the Auckland Representative Cricket Team, 1893". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Divorce Court Cases: Judicial Separation". New Zealand Herald: 7. 8 April 1921.
- ^ "[Untitled]". Ohinemuri Gazette: 2. 3 August 1898.
- ^ "Judicial Separation". Ohinemuri Gazette: 2. 11 April 1921.
- ^ "Tracy Archer Moresby". Find a Grave. Retrieved 13 January 2022.