A right-handed opening batsman with a fine array of strokes, Whitelaw played first-class cricket for Auckland with some success from 1928–29 to 1946–47, averaging 37 runs per innings.
In 1934–35, playing for Auckland against Wellington, he scored 115, his first first-class century, in the first innings, and 155 in the second innings. In 1936–37, playing for Auckland against Otago at Dunedin, Whitelaw and Bill Carson set a world record that stood for almost 40 years by adding 445 for the third wicket. The partnership, which began with the score on 25 for 2, took only 268 minutes. Whitelaw's 195 in this match was his highest first-class score.[1][2]
International careeredit
He made two Test match appearances, both on the short tour of New Zealand by the 1932-33 MCC side that followed the Bodyline tour of Australia. Both matches were dominated by the batting of Wally Hammond, who scored 563 runs in two innings, being dismissed just once. Whitelaw made 64 runs from four innings, two of them not out.[3] He also represented New Zealand in matches against the MCC team led by Errol Holmes in 1935–36.[4] He was twelfth man when New Zealand played Australia in a single Test in Wellington in 1945–46.[5]
Personal lifeedit
Whitelaw married Alison Hall (1910–2004) in July 1948.[6] She was the scorer for his cricket club, Parnell, and was the first woman to be an official scorer for a Test match, when she scored during the Fourth Test in Auckland in 1930.[7]
paul, whitelaw, paul, erskine, whitelaw, february, 1910, august, 1988, zealand, cricketer, played, auckland, zealand, whitelaw, 1931personal, informationfull, namepaul, erskine, whitelawborn, 1910, february, 1910auckland, zealanddied28, august, 1988, 1988, age. Paul Erskine Whitelaw 10 February 1910 28 August 1988 was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Auckland and New Zealand Paul WhitelawWhitelaw in 1931Personal informationFull namePaul Erskine WhitelawBorn 1910 02 10 10 February 1910Auckland New ZealandDied28 August 1988 1988 08 28 aged 78 Auckland New ZealandBattingRight handedInternational informationNational sideNew ZealandTest debut cap 25 24 March 1933 v EnglandLast Test31 March 1933 v EnglandCareer statisticsCompetition Test First classMatches 2 49Runs scored 64 2739Batting average 32 00 37 52100s 50s 0 0 5 15Top score 30 195Catches stumpings 0 39 Source Cricinfo 1 April 2017 Contents 1 Domestic career 2 International career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksDomestic career editA right handed opening batsman with a fine array of strokes Whitelaw played first class cricket for Auckland with some success from 1928 29 to 1946 47 averaging 37 runs per innings In 1934 35 playing for Auckland against Wellington he scored 115 his first first class century in the first innings and 155 in the second innings In 1936 37 playing for Auckland against Otago at Dunedin Whitelaw and Bill Carson set a world record that stood for almost 40 years by adding 445 for the third wicket The partnership which began with the score on 25 for 2 took only 268 minutes Whitelaw s 195 in this match was his highest first class score 1 2 International career editHe made two Test match appearances both on the short tour of New Zealand by the 1932 33 MCC side that followed the Bodyline tour of Australia Both matches were dominated by the batting of Wally Hammond who scored 563 runs in two innings being dismissed just once Whitelaw made 64 runs from four innings two of them not out 3 He also represented New Zealand in matches against the MCC team led by Errol Holmes in 1935 36 4 He was twelfth man when New Zealand played Australia in a single Test in Wellington in 1945 46 5 Personal life editWhitelaw married Alison Hall 1910 2004 in July 1948 6 She was the scorer for his cricket club Parnell and was the first woman to be an official scorer for a Test match when she scored during the Fourth Test in Auckland in 1930 7 References edit Wisden 1989 p 1179 Otago v Auckland 1936 37 England in New Zealand 1932 33 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 17 July 2020 Marylebone Cricket Club in New Zealand 1935 36 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 17 July 2020 Winter Spring Newsletter 2007 PDF New Zealand Cricket Museum Retrieved 17 July 2020 Cricketer Marries Team s Official Scorer Otago Daily Times 4 2 August 1948 Lynch Steven Who was the first woman to be an official scorer in a Test ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 17 July 2020 External links editPaul Whitelaw at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Whitelaw amp oldid 1179110024, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
