Walter Mapplebeck (19 July 1914 – 27 April 1992) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in four first-class matches for Canterbury from 1936 to 1941.[1]
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| Full name | Walter Oliver Mapplebeck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 July 1914 Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 April 1992 (aged 77) Lower Hutt, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1936-37 to 1940-41 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 November 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mapplebeck was a fast-medium bowler who took 6 for 43 in the first innings in his debut match against Otago in the 1936-37 Plunket Shield.[2] However, he did not play again until the 1940–41 season, when he played his other three matches. In his last match, against Wellington, he took 5 for 59 in the first innings.[3]
Mapplebeck served overseas as an officer in the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve in the Second World War.[4] After the war he worked as a school teacher.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Walter Mapplebeck". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Otago v Canterbury 1936-37". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Wellington v Canterbury 1940-41". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Personal Items". Press: 4. 3 May 1943.
- ^ "Walter Oliver Mapplebeck". Auckland Museum. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
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