Alfred George Eckhold (28 December 1885 – 24 October 1931) was an Australian-New Zealand sportsman who played first-class cricket for Otago and represented the All-Blacks at rugby union.
Eckhold, a 66 kg five-eighth, was originally from Australia and came to New Zealand when he was a teenager. He returned to his country of birth in 1907, with the New Zealand national rugby union team. Eckhold made three appearances on the tour, against NSW in Sydney and twice against Queensland in Brisbane. When back home in New Zealand, Eckhold played with the Southern Rugby Club in Dunedin and for Otago. In the 1920s he was a prominent rugby referee around the country and officiated in some Ranfurly Shield matches. His son in law, Harry Simon, was also an All Black.[1]
Cricket career
He had made his first-class cricket debut in 1907, when he lined up against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club which was filled with experienced international cricketers. He accounted for himself well though, making 41 in his maiden innings, the second top score for Otago.[2] He seemed to perform well against good opponents as he was again one of his team's best batsmen when they took on the Australian cricket team at Carisbrook in 1910, with innings of 27 and 26.[3]
Eckhold made his highest score of 60 not out, against Wellington at Basin Reserve in 1915, after making a duck in the first innings. His effort, coupled with an unbeaten century from captain and England Test cricketer Jack Crawford, allowed Otago to hold on for a draw and it also set an eight wicket record for the team.[5]
alfred, eckhold, alfred, george, eckhold, december, 1885, october, 1931, australian, zealand, sportsman, played, first, class, cricket, otago, represented, blacks, rugby, union, personal, informationfull, namealfred, george, eckholdborn, 1885, december, 1885ad. Alfred George Eckhold 28 December 1885 24 October 1931 was an Australian New Zealand sportsman who played first class cricket for Otago and represented the All Blacks at rugby union Alfred EckholdPersonal informationFull nameAlfred George EckholdBorn 1885 12 28 28 December 1885Adelaide South AustraliaDied24 October 1931 1931 10 24 aged 45 Dunedin New ZealandRoleBatsmanDomestic team informationYearsTeam1906 07 1921 22OtagoCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 19Runs scored 702Batting average 21 93100s 50s 0 3Top score 60 Balls bowled 146Wickets 3Bowling average 25 005 wickets in innings 010 wickets in match 0Best bowling 1 5Catches stumpings 8 Source CricketArchiveWeight66 kg 146 lb Rugby union careerPosition s Five eighthInternational careerYearsTeamApps Points 1907New Zealand3 0 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Rugby career 1 2 Cricket career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditRugby career Edit Eckhold a 66 kg five eighth was originally from Australia and came to New Zealand when he was a teenager He returned to his country of birth in 1907 with the New Zealand national rugby union team Eckhold made three appearances on the tour against NSW in Sydney and twice against Queensland in Brisbane When back home in New Zealand Eckhold played with the Southern Rugby Club in Dunedin and for Otago In the 1920s he was a prominent rugby referee around the country and officiated in some Ranfurly Shield matches His son in law Harry Simon was also an All Black 1 Cricket career Edit He had made his first class cricket debut in 1907 when he lined up against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club which was filled with experienced international cricketers He accounted for himself well though making 41 in his maiden innings the second top score for Otago 2 He seemed to perform well against good opponents as he was again one of his team s best batsmen when they took on the Australian cricket team at Carisbrook in 1910 with innings of 27 and 26 3 Four of his first class matches were in the Plunket Shield 4 Eckhold made his highest score of 60 not out against Wellington at Basin Reserve in 1915 after making a duck in the first innings His effort coupled with an unbeaten century from captain and England Test cricketer Jack Crawford allowed Otago to hold on for a draw and it also set an eight wicket record for the team 5 Personal life EditEckhold was born at Adelaide in South Australia in 1885 He worked as a maltster He died aged 45 at Dunedin in 1931 6 References Edit Profile Alfred Eckhold All Blacks com Otago v Marylebone Cricket Club 1906 07 CricketArchive Otago v Australians 1909 10 CricketArchive First Class Matches played by Alfred Eckhold CricketArchive Wellington v Otago 1914 15 CricketArchive McCarron A 2010 New Zealand Cricketers 1863 64 2010 p 47 Cardiff The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2External links EditAlfred Eckhold at ESPNcricinfo Alfred Eckhold at AllBlacks com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alfred Eckhold amp oldid 1151152979, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
