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Full name | Jocelyn Arthur Kallender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Brentford, Middlesex, England | 13 February 1870||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 October 1953 Auckland, New Zealand | (aged 83)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.92 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1893/94–1904/05 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ESPNcricinfo, 7 April 2019 |
Jocelyn Arthur Kallender (13 February 1870 – 7 October 1953) was a New Zealand cricketer, playing 12 first-class matches for Auckland between 1893 and 1904. He also won the hammer throw at the New Zealand national athletics championships in 1897.
Kallender was born in Brentford, Middlesex, England, [1] on 13 February 1870, and was baptised in the parish of Heston on 16 April that year. [2] His parents were Katherine Cicelia Kallender and George Kallender, a major in the Madras Staff Corps. [2] As a child, Kallender lived in India with his parents, and he moved to New Zealand in 1892. [3] Kallender worked at the Auckland branch of the Bank of New Zealand for 32 years until his retirement in 1928. [3]
On 14 January 1929, Kallender married Dorothea Mabel Takle (née Gribble) in Auckland. [4]
Kallender died in Auckland on 7 October 1953, and he was buried at Purewa Cemetery. [1] [5] His widow, Dorothea, died in 1957. [6]
Kallender stood six feet three and a half inches tall and weighed 18 stone during his cricket career. [7] He played 12 first-class matches for Auckland over as many seasons, from 1893/94 to 1904/05. [1] A fast bowler, he took 16 wickets at an average of 21.12, with best bowling figures of 3 for 7. [1] With the bat, he was reputedly the hardest hitter in New Zealand and a very fast scorer. [7] He scored 389 runs in 22 innings, with a high score of 55 and an average of 18.52. [1]
At the 1897 New Zealand national athletics championships, Kallender won the hammer throw representing Auckland, with a best distance of 93 ft 7 in (28.52 m). [3] [8] He also played both rugby union and association football, and was active in rowing before moving to New Zealand. [3]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Jocelyn Arthur Kallender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Brentford, Middlesex, England | 13 February 1870||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 October 1953 Auckland, New Zealand | (aged 83)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.92 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1893/94–1904/05 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
ESPNcricinfo, 7 April 2019 |
Jocelyn Arthur Kallender (13 February 1870 – 7 October 1953) was a New Zealand cricketer, playing 12 first-class matches for Auckland between 1893 and 1904. He also won the hammer throw at the New Zealand national athletics championships in 1897.
Kallender was born in Brentford, Middlesex, England, [1] on 13 February 1870, and was baptised in the parish of Heston on 16 April that year. [2] His parents were Katherine Cicelia Kallender and George Kallender, a major in the Madras Staff Corps. [2] As a child, Kallender lived in India with his parents, and he moved to New Zealand in 1892. [3] Kallender worked at the Auckland branch of the Bank of New Zealand for 32 years until his retirement in 1928. [3]
On 14 January 1929, Kallender married Dorothea Mabel Takle (née Gribble) in Auckland. [4]
Kallender died in Auckland on 7 October 1953, and he was buried at Purewa Cemetery. [1] [5] His widow, Dorothea, died in 1957. [6]
Kallender stood six feet three and a half inches tall and weighed 18 stone during his cricket career. [7] He played 12 first-class matches for Auckland over as many seasons, from 1893/94 to 1904/05. [1] A fast bowler, he took 16 wickets at an average of 21.12, with best bowling figures of 3 for 7. [1] With the bat, he was reputedly the hardest hitter in New Zealand and a very fast scorer. [7] He scored 389 runs in 22 innings, with a high score of 55 and an average of 18.52. [1]
At the 1897 New Zealand national athletics championships, Kallender won the hammer throw representing Auckland, with a best distance of 93 ft 7 in (28.52 m). [3] [8] He also played both rugby union and association football, and was active in rowing before moving to New Zealand. [3]