Kinder Tucker
New Zealand cricketer
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Kinder Houghton Tucker (25 August 1875 – 24 November 1939) was a cricketer and administrator for Wellington. He played four times for New Zealand in the days before New Zealand played Test cricket.
Fullname
Kinder Houghton Tucker
Born25 August 1875
Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson, New Zealand
Died24 November 1939 (aged 64)
Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
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| Full name | Kinder Houghton Tucker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 August 1875 Nelson, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 November 1939 (aged 64) Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Spencer Tucker (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895-96 to 1919-20 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive, 26 January 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born in Nelson, New Zealand, he played 40 first-class cricket matches from 1896 to 1920 and, following his retirement, was the long-serving selector for Wellington.[1] He was the first player to score 10,000 runs in senior club and representative cricket in New Zealand.[2] He was the brother of Spencer Tucker and William Tucker.[3]
Tucker died in Wellington, New Zealand, where he worked as an engraver. He was survived by his wife and their daughter.[4]
Sources
- Whitehorn, Zane "George Orr", The Cricket Statistician, Autumn 2004, No. 127. Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians: Nottingham.