William Patrick Redgrave (23 January 1881 – 28 November 1931) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington and Hawke's Bay in New Zealand from 1903 to 1909.
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| Full name | William Patrick Redgrave | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 January 1881 St Leonards, Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 November 1931 (aged 50) Crows Nest, Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Sidney Redgrave (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1903-04 to 1905-06 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1906-07 to 1908-09 | Hawke's Bay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Life and career
editBorn in Sydney, Redgrave moved to Wellington from Sydney in 1903, taking a position as a groundsman at Basin Reserve.[1] He began representing Wellington in December 1903.
He had his best season in 1905-06 when he finished at the top of the New Zealand first-class batting averages with 286 runs at an average of 57.20.[2] In Wellington's match against Hawke's Bay he opened the batting on the first day and made 165, which set a Wellington first-class record that stood for several years.[3] He was third out when the score was 245 for 3, after hitting four sixes and 22 fours. Largely thanks to his innings Wellington made 409 for 8 on the first day despite losing time to rain.[4] He did not bowl in Hawke's Bay's first innings, but he opened the bowling in their second innings and took 5 for 37, bowling unchanged through the innings of 59 all out.[5]
Redgrave moved to Hastings in 1906 and played a few matches for Hawke's Bay. He died in Sydney in 1931, leaving a widow, Annie, and two daughters.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Cricket". Free Lance. 10 October 1903. p. 18. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "First-class batting and fielding in New Zealand for 1905-06". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Century Scores for Wellington". Free Lance. 30 December 1914. p. 19. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Wellington v Hawke's Bay". New Zealand Times. 10 March 1906. p. 3. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Wellington v Hawke's Bay 1905-06". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Family Notices". Sydney Morning Herald. 30 November 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
External links
edit- Bill Redgrave at ESPNcricinfo
- Bill Redgrave at CricketArchive (subscription required)