William McMath
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1881 Ireland |
| Died | 5 December 1920 (aged 38–39) Auckland, New Zealand |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 June 2016 | |
William McMath (1881 – 5 December 1920) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played three first-class matches for Auckland between 1917 and 1919.[1][2]
Born in Ireland, McMath moved to New Zealand and lived in the Auckland suburb of Ponsonby, where he ran a grocery in Jervois Road and was a prominent member of Ponsonby Cricket Club. He had an unusual bowling action: he started with a few walking steps, quickened to a run for a few steps, then slowed down to a walk again and was practically still when he delivered the ball.[3]
McMath died in hospital in December 1920 the day after being run over by a tram in Hurstmere Road in the suburb of Takapuna, where he had taken his family for the weekend.[4] He left a widow and three young children.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "William McMath". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "William McMath". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "Wellington Cricket". NZ Free Lance: 33. 8 December 1920.
- ↑ "Killed by a Tram". New Zealand Herald: 6. 6 December 1920.
- ↑ "Run over by tram". Dominion: 6. 6 December 1920.
External links
[edit]
  | This biographical article related to a New Zealand cricket person born in the 1880s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |