James Telfer Buchanan (13 September 1860 – 30 December 1921) was a New Zealand cricketer, born in England.[1] He played in five first-class matches for Canterbury from 1883 to 1885.[2]
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| Full name | James Telfer Buchanan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 September 1860 Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 December 1921 (aged 61) Mosman, Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Opening batsman | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1883–84 to 1884–85 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 September 2021 | |||||||||||||||
Buchanan's highest first-class score was 64, Canterbury's top score, when he opened the innings against Wellington in April 1884. The Christchurch paper the Lyttelton Times reported: "His style was good, defence combined with hard, clean, all-round hitting, particularly on the off, and everything along the carpet – one of the prettiest innings played at Lancaster Park for some time."[3]
He moved to Australia, taking a partnership as a wine and spirit merchant in Melbourne between 1894 and 1908.[4][5] He and his wife Minnie then moved to Sydney, where he retired. He died at their residence in Mosman in December 1921, aged 61.[6][7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "James Buchanan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "James Buchanan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Cricket". Lyttelton Times: 5. 14 April 1884.
- ^ "Law Notices". The Age: 8. 23 February 1894.
- ^ "Judicial and Law Notices". The Argus: 5. 23 December 1908.
- ^ "Judicial and Law Notices". The Argus: 17. 3 May 1922.
- ^ "Deaths". Daily Telegraph: 8. 31 December 1921.