Bill Skitch
New Zealand cricketer
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William Henry Skitch (31 August 1860 – 13 July 1944) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played two first-class matches for Otago during the 1883–84 season.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | William Henry Skitch |
| Born | 31 August 1860 Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 13 July 1944 (aged 83) Kawakawa, Northland, New Zealand |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1883/84 | Otago |
Source: CricInfo, 24 May 2016 | |
Skitch was born at Bendigo in Australia and was educated at Bendigo School. After moving to New Zealand he was prominent in Otago cricket as a player, administrator and umpire for 34 years until he moved to Auckland for business reasons in 1907.[2][3] He umpired seven first-class matches, six of them at the Carisbrook ground in Dunedin, between 1898 and 1903.[4][5] He was elected a life member of the Dunedin Cricket Club, of which he was one of the founders, in 1901.[6] He also won prizes as a professional sprinter and was a member of the Dunedin fire brigade teams that won competitions around New Zealand.[7]
Skitch married Ellen Matilda Mariner in Dunedin in November 1881.[8] She died at their home in Grey Lynn, Auckland, in May 1938.[9] He moved to live with his son in Manurewa, and died in July 1944, aged 83.[7]
