William Higgins (New Zealand cricketer)
William Lawrence Higgins (15 November 1888 – 3 July 1968) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played seven first-class matches for Otago between the 1910–11 and 1920–21 seasons.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | William Lawrence Higgins |
| Born | 15 November 1888 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand |
| Died | 3 July 1968 (aged 79) Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1910/11–1920/21 | Otago |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 May 2016 | |
Higgins was born at Dunedin in 1888, the son of Lawrence Higgins, a sergeant in the New Zealand Army. The family were living in the Tuapeka area of North Otago when Higgins made his first-class debut for Otago, playing in a December 1910 match against Canterbury at Carisbrook.[2][3] He recorded a duck in his first innings and scored 17 runs in the second.[4]
After playing against Southland in 1911–12[a] and against Auckland in the 1912–13 Plunket Shield, Higgins played three times during 1913–14. After serving in the New Zealand Army during World War I he played twice for the representative side in 1920–21, once against Canterbury before making his final first-class appearance against the touring Australians in March 1921. In his seven first-class matches he scored a total of 201 runs, including a highest score of 67 made against Canterbury during his final season of representative cricket.[4][5]
Higgins died at Ashburton in Mid-Canterbury in 1968. He was aged 79.[1]
Notes edit
- ^ This match is not considered first-class.
References edit
- ^ a b "William Higgins". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ Local and general, Tuapeka Times, volume XLII, issue 5802, 21 December 1910, p. 3. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 19 July 2023.)
- ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 67. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
- ^ a b William Higgins, CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 July 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ William Lawrence Higgins, Online Cenotaph, Auckland Museum. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
External links edit
- William Higgins at ESPNcricinfo