Robert John Yates (c. 1845 – 6 October 1931) was a New Zealand cricketer who played 15 first-class matches between the 1873–74 and 1893–94 seasons, all for Auckland.
A "splendid batsman of the defensive type",[1] Yates scored only one first-class half-century, making precisely 50 against Wellington at Auckland Domain in April 1887. He acted as captain for the only time in this match.[2] When James Lillywhite's XI toured New Zealand in 1877, Yates was the highest scorer against them in any match, with an innings of 31 for an Auckland XXII.[3] In his history of New Zealand cricket, Tom Reese rated Yates as Auckland's best batsman of his era.[1]
He was closely involved with the development of the cricket ground at the Auckland Domain, where Auckland played all their home matches from 1877 to 1913, and he served as groundsman there from 1894 to 1914.[1][4]
He was a talented violinist, who led the second violins of the Auckland Choral Society orchestra for over 30 years.[1] He and his wife Rose had three sons and four daughters.[5]
robert, yates, zealand, cricketer, robert, john, yates, 1845, october, 1931, zealand, cricketer, played, first, class, matches, between, 1873, 1893, seasons, auckland, robert, yatespersonal, informationfull, namerobert, john, yatesbornc, 1845auckland, zealandd. Robert John Yates c 1845 6 October 1931 was a New Zealand cricketer who played 15 first class matches between the 1873 74 and 1893 94 seasons all for Auckland Robert YatesPersonal informationFull nameRobert John YatesBornc 1845Auckland New ZealandDied6 October 1931 aged 85 86 Auckland New ZealandCareer statisticsCompetition FCMatches 15Runs scored 435Batting average 16 11100s 50s 0 1Top score 50Balls bowled 0Wickets Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling Catches stumpings 8 0Source CricketArchive 22 April 2009 A splendid batsman of the defensive type 1 Yates scored only one first class half century making precisely 50 against Wellington at Auckland Domain in April 1887 He acted as captain for the only time in this match 2 When James Lillywhite s XI toured New Zealand in 1877 Yates was the highest scorer against them in any match with an innings of 31 for an Auckland XXII 3 In his history of New Zealand cricket Tom Reese rated Yates as Auckland s best batsman of his era 1 He was closely involved with the development of the cricket ground at the Auckland Domain where Auckland played all their home matches from 1877 to 1913 and he served as groundsman there from 1894 to 1914 1 4 He was a talented violinist who led the second violins of the Auckland Choral Society orchestra for over 30 years 1 He and his wife Rose had three sons and four daughters 5 See also editList of Auckland representative cricketersNotes edit a b c d Auckland Star 8 October 1931 p 11 Auckland v Wellington in 1886 87 CricketArchive Retrieved 22 April 2009 22 of Southland 15 of Canterbury New Zealand Cricket Museum Retrieved 21 September 2015 Outdoor Sports Observer 13 24 March 1894 Retrieved 20 May 2018 New Zealand Herald 9 October 1931 p 12 References editRobert Yates at CricketArchive subscription required Robert Yates at ESPNcricinfo nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to a New Zealand cricket person born in the 1840s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Yates New Zealand cricketer amp oldid 1200868812, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
