George Hawke (3 January 1871 – 19 September 1950) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Hawke's Bay from 1901 to 1911.[1]
 Hawke in 1903 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 January 1871 Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 September 1950 (aged 79) Napier, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1900-01 to 1910-11 | Hawke's Bay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 November 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawke was born in Greytown, Wairarapa, into a farming family. He began working for the Post Office at Greytown, then transferred to Foxton[2] before moving to the Napier telegraph office, where he served until 1911, when he was transferred to Waihi.[3] During World War I he was the postmaster at the Trentham Military Camp in Upper Hutt, and his last appointment before he retired in 1923 was as postmaster in Te Kūiti in the King Country region.[2]
While living in Napier, Hawke was one of the leading batsmen for Hawke's Bay. Short and sturdy, and strong on the leg side,[4] he scored 87 on his first-class debut in January 1901, adding 110 for the seventh wicket with Hugh Lusk to help Hawke's Bay to an innings victory over Auckland.[5] He scored 22 and 84 against Wellington in February 1909.[4]
References
edit- ^ "George Hawke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Valedictory". King Country Chronicle: 5. 7 April 1923.
- ^ "Local and General". Hastings Standard: 4. 6 May 1911.
- ^ a b "Cricket". Free Lance: 18. 27 February 1909.
- ^ "Hawke's Bay v Auckland 1900-01". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 November 2021.