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Full name | Arthur Westland Rees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hokitika, New Zealand | 9 September 1866||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1 January 1921 Gisborne, New Zealand | (aged 54)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations |
William Lee Rees (father) Grace family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1889–90 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1896–97 | Hawke's Bay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
ESPNcricinfo, 6 May 2022 |
Arthur Westland Rees (9 September 1866 – 1 January 1921) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Auckland and Hawke's Bay between 1889 and 1897. [1] In his first two first-class matches he took 25 wickets.
Rees's father was William Lee Rees, who was a cousin of W. G. Grace and other members of the Grace and Gilbert families. [1] Arthur Rees was born in Hokitika and educated at Auckland Grammar School before going to Caius College, Cambridge. He returned to New Zealand in 1889 and was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in 1890. [2] He established a law practice in Gisborne in 1893. [2]
A left-arm slow bowler, Rees took 32 wickets for 226 in the three matches of Auckland's southern tour in 1889–90. [3] He began with 6 for 27 and 8 for 36 against Otago, bowling unchanged on his first-class debut, [4] and a few days later he took 7 for 35 and 4 for 63 against Canterbury. [5] He was the leading bowler in New Zealand that season, with 38 wickets at an average of 10.94. [6]
Rees married Mabel Margaret Crawford in Gisborne in May 1893. [7] He died at his home in Gisborne early on New Year's Day 1921 after a short illness. His wife, a son and three daughters survived him. [2]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Arthur Westland Rees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hokitika, New Zealand | 9 September 1866||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1 January 1921 Gisborne, New Zealand | (aged 54)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations |
William Lee Rees (father) Grace family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1889–90 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1896–97 | Hawke's Bay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
ESPNcricinfo, 6 May 2022 |
Arthur Westland Rees (9 September 1866 – 1 January 1921) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Auckland and Hawke's Bay between 1889 and 1897. [1] In his first two first-class matches he took 25 wickets.
Rees's father was William Lee Rees, who was a cousin of W. G. Grace and other members of the Grace and Gilbert families. [1] Arthur Rees was born in Hokitika and educated at Auckland Grammar School before going to Caius College, Cambridge. He returned to New Zealand in 1889 and was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in 1890. [2] He established a law practice in Gisborne in 1893. [2]
A left-arm slow bowler, Rees took 32 wickets for 226 in the three matches of Auckland's southern tour in 1889–90. [3] He began with 6 for 27 and 8 for 36 against Otago, bowling unchanged on his first-class debut, [4] and a few days later he took 7 for 35 and 4 for 63 against Canterbury. [5] He was the leading bowler in New Zealand that season, with 38 wickets at an average of 10.94. [6]
Rees married Mabel Margaret Crawford in Gisborne in May 1893. [7] He died at his home in Gisborne early on New Year's Day 1921 after a short illness. His wife, a son and three daughters survived him. [2]