Frank Mooney
 Mooney in 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 May 1921 Wellington, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 March 2004 (aged 82) Wellington, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Starlight[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 47) | 11 June 1949 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 5 February 1954 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Francis Leonard Hugh Mooney (26 May 1921 – 8 March 2004) was a New Zealand cricketer who played in 14 Test matches as a batsman and wicket-keeper between 1949 and 1954.[2]
Biography
[edit]He played for Wellington from 1941–42 to 1954–55, and toured England in 1949 and South Africa in 1953–54.
He was a company secretary by profession and after retiring from cricket he was a selector for the national team.[3]
Citations
[edit]- ↑ Hadlee 2017, p. xxvi.
- ↑ "The hard-nosed Kiwi". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ↑ Hadlee 2017, p. 442.
References
[edit]- Hadlee, Walter (2017). Hadlee, Richard (ed.). The Skipper's Diary : New Zealand's 1949 cricket tour of England 'The forty-niners'. West Pennant Hills, NSW: The Cricket Publishing Company. ISBN 9780957808980.
External links
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Media related to Frank Mooney at Wikimedia Commons- Frank Mooney at Cricinfo
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