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| name = William Robertson |
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| nickname = Pro<ref>{{cite journal |title=Thursday Association |journal=Press |date=8 April 1912 |page=5 |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19120408.2.26.2}}</ref> |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1864|3|4|df=yes}} |
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| birth_place = [[Invercargill]], [[New Zealand]] |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1912|4|5|1864|3|4|df=yes}} |
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| death_place = [[Auckland]], New Zealand |
| death_place = [[Auckland]], New Zealand |
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| bowling = Right-arm off-spin |
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| club1 = [[Canterbury cricket team|Canterbury]] |
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| year1 = 1893-94 to 1900-01 |
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| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]] |
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| country = New Zealand |
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| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/william-robertson-38339 Cricinfo |
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| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/22/22773/22773.html Cricket Archive |
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'''William Robertson''' (4 March 1864 – 5 April 1912) was a [[New Zealand]] cricketer who played [[first-class cricket]] for [[Canterbury cricket team|Canterbury]] from 1894 to 1901 and played in [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand's]] first representative matches. |
'''William Robertson''' (4 March 1864 – 5 April 1912) was a [[New Zealand]] cricketer who played [[first-class cricket]] for [[Canterbury cricket team|Canterbury]] from 1894 to 1901 and played in [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand's]] first representative matches. |
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==Cricket career== |
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An off-spinner who opened the bowling, on his first-class debut for Canterbury against [[Auckland cricket team|Auckland]] in January 1894 Robertson took 8 for 59 then, bowling unchanged throughout the second innings, 6 for 48.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/4/4068.html Canterbury v Auckland 1893-94]</ref> In his next match he took 6 for 72 (unchanged again) and 2 for 72.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/4/4076.html Canterbury v New South Wales 1893-94]</ref> Selected for New Zealand's first representative match in February 1894, he was New Zealand's outstanding player, taking 6 for 76 and 4 for 73 in a 160-run loss to [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/4/4078.html New Zealand v New South Wales 1893-94]</ref> He then took seven wickets against Otago and eight against Hawke's Bay to give him 47 wickets in five matches at an average of 12.12. He was New Zealand's leading wicket-taker for the season.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/Seasonal_Averages/NZ/1893-94_f_Bowling_by_Average.html 1893-94 bowling by average]</ref> |
An off-spinner who opened the bowling, on his first-class debut for Canterbury against [[Auckland cricket team|Auckland]] in January 1894 Robertson took 8 for 59 then, bowling unchanged throughout the second innings, 6 for 48.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/4/4068.html Canterbury v Auckland 1893-94]</ref> In his next match he took 6 for 72 (unchanged again) and 2 for 72.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/4/4076.html Canterbury v New South Wales 1893-94]</ref> Selected for New Zealand's first representative match in February 1894, he was New Zealand's outstanding player, taking 6 for 76 and 4 for 73 in a 160-run loss to [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/4/4078.html New Zealand v New South Wales 1893-94]</ref> He then took seven wickets against Otago and eight against Hawke's Bay to give him 47 wickets in five matches at an average of 12.12. He was New Zealand's leading wicket-taker for the season.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/Seasonal_Averages/NZ/1893-94_f_Bowling_by_Average.html 1893-94 bowling by average]</ref> |
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After taking only one wicket in the first match in 1894-95, he then took 4 for 65 and 9 for 98 against [[Wellington cricket team|Wellington]],<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/4/4251.html Canterbury v Wellington 1894-95]</ref> 6 for 54 and 5 for 40 against Fiji,<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/4/4265.html Canterbury v Fiji 1894-95]</ref> and four wickets against Otago, to finish with 29 wickets at 14.00. He was New Zealand's joint leading wicket-taker for the season.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/Seasonal_Averages/NZ/1894-95_f_Bowling_by_Average.html 1894-95 bowling by average]</ref> |
After taking only one wicket in the first match in 1894-95, he then took 4 for 65 and 9 for 98 against [[Wellington cricket team|Wellington]],<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/4/4251.html Canterbury v Wellington 1894-95]</ref> 6 for 54 and 5 for 40 against Fiji,<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/4/4265.html Canterbury v Fiji 1894-95]</ref> and four wickets against Otago, to finish with 29 wickets at 14.00. He was New Zealand's joint leading wicket-taker for the season.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/Seasonal_Averages/NZ/1894-95_f_Bowling_by_Average.html 1894-95 bowling by average]</ref> |
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He played only one match in 1895-96, for New Zealand against New South Wales, when he took three wickets and made his highest score, 15, in a tenth-wicket partnership of 67 with [[Arthur Hadfield Fisher|Arthur Fisher]] that gave New Zealand a sufficient lead to enable them to go on to their first victory.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/4/4473.html New Zealand v New South Wales 1893-94]</ref> After a gap of five years he returned to the Canterbury side in 1900-01 for his final two matches, and took six wickets. |
He played only one match in 1895-96, for New Zealand against New South Wales, when he took three wickets and made his highest score, 15, in a tenth-wicket partnership of 67 with [[Arthur Hadfield Fisher|Arthur Fisher]] that gave New Zealand a sufficient lead to enable them to go on to their first victory.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/4/4473.html New Zealand v New South Wales 1893-94]</ref> After a gap of five years he returned to the Canterbury side in 1900-01 for his final two matches, and took six wickets.{{fact|date=January 2024}} |
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[[Dick Brittenden]] said of Robertson: "He spun the ball either way a prodigious amount ... Small and slender, he suffered much ill-health, and [[asthma]] ended a brilliant career cruelly early." An accident in his youth had resulted in the loss of two fingers of his left hand.<ref>R.T. Brittenden, ''Great Days in New Zealand Cricket'', A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1958, p. 25.</ref> |
[[Dick Brittenden]] said of Robertson: "He spun the ball either way a prodigious amount ... Small and slender, he suffered much ill-health, and [[asthma]] ended a brilliant career cruelly early." An accident in his youth had resulted in the loss of two fingers of his left hand.<ref>R.T. Brittenden, ''Great Days in New Zealand Cricket'', A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1958, p. 25.</ref> |
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Often known as "Billy" or "Pro", Robertson was also a successful cricket coach.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Cricket |journal=Press |date=2 January 1923 |page=11 |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19230102.2.86}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author-link=Johnny Fowke|last1=Fowke |first1=Johnny |title=Reminiscences of the Sporting World |journal=Star |date=24 January 1920 |page=8 |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19200124.2.36}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Born | Invercargill, New Zealand | 4 March 1864||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 September 2014 |
William Robertson (4 March 1864 – 5 April 1912) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury from 1894 to 1901 and played in New Zealand's first representative matches.
Cricket career
[edit]An off-spinner who opened the bowling, on his first-class debut for Canterbury against Auckland in January 1894 Robertson took 8 for 59 then, bowling unchanged throughout the second innings, 6 for 48.[2] In his next match he took 6 for 72 (unchanged again) and 2 for 72.[3] Selected for New Zealand's first representative match in February 1894, he was New Zealand's outstanding player, taking 6 for 76 and 4 for 73 in a 160-run loss to New South Wales.[4] He then took seven wickets against Otago and eight against Hawke's Bay to give him 47 wickets in five matches at an average of 12.12. He was New Zealand's leading wicket-taker for the season.[5]
After taking only one wicket in the first match in 1894-95, he then took 4 for 65 and 9 for 98 against Wellington,[6] 6 for 54 and 5 for 40 against Fiji,[7] and four wickets against Otago, to finish with 29 wickets at 14.00. He was New Zealand's joint leading wicket-taker for the season.[8]
He played only one match in 1895-96, for New Zealand against New South Wales, when he took three wickets and made his highest score, 15, in a tenth-wicket partnership of 67 with Arthur Fisher that gave New Zealand a sufficient lead to enable them to go on to their first victory.[9] After a gap of five years he returned to the Canterbury side in 1900-01 for his final two matches, and took six wickets.[citation needed]
Dick Brittenden said of Robertson: "He spun the ball either way a prodigious amount ... Small and slender, he suffered much ill-health, and asthma ended a brilliant career cruelly early." An accident in his youth had resulted in the loss of two fingers of his left hand.[10]
Often known as "Billy" or "Pro", Robertson was also a successful cricket coach.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Thursday Association". Press: 5. 8 April 1912.
- ^ Canterbury v Auckland 1893-94
- ^ Canterbury v New South Wales 1893-94
- ^ New Zealand v New South Wales 1893-94
- ^ 1893-94 bowling by average
- ^ Canterbury v Wellington 1894-95
- ^ Canterbury v Fiji 1894-95
- ^ 1894-95 bowling by average
- ^ New Zealand v New South Wales 1893-94
- ^ R.T. Brittenden, Great Days in New Zealand Cricket, A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1958, p. 25.
- ^ "Cricket". Press: 11. 2 January 1923.
- ^ Fowke, Johnny (24 January 1920). "Reminiscences of the Sporting World". Star: 8.