William Gardiner (cricketer)
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Auckland, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 July 1864 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 January 1924 (aged 59) Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1889/90–1893/94 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||
| 1895/96 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 February 2021 | |||||||||||||||
William Gardiner (14 July 1864 – 27 January 1924) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Auckland and Wellington between 1882 and 1896.[1][2]
In the 1892–93 season Gardiner was regarded as the best batsman in Auckland and "one of the best in the colony", as well as a reliable fieldsman.[3] His highest first-class score was 61, the only fifty in the match, when Auckland beat Canterbury in 1891–92.[4] He top-scored for Wellington with 59 in the drawn match against Hawke's Bay in 1895–96, his last first-class match.[5]
Gardiner also played rugby for Auckland in the 1880s until a shoulder injury curtailed his career. He worked as a builder and contractor, his company being noted for building bridges and wharfs. He and his wife Catherine had one son, Norman. Gardiner died in Wellington aged 59 after a severe illness.[6][7]
