Personal information | |
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Full name | Melville Francis Pengelly |
Born | Christchurch, New Zealand | 17 March 1901
Died | 24 September 1973 Wellington, New Zealand | (aged 72)
Nickname | Pen |
Umpiring information | |
Tests umpired | 4 (1946–1952) |
Source:
Cricinfo, 14 July 2013 |
Melville Francis "Pen" Pengelly (17 March 1901 – 24 September 1973) was a New Zealand cricket umpire. He stood in four Test matches between 1946 and 1952. [1]
Pengelly attended Christ's College, Christchurch, [2] and played senior club cricket in Christchurch for St Albans. [3] [4] He took up umpiring in the 1930s and umpired 19 first-class matches between 1937 and 1955, most of them in Wellington. [5] He umpired the first two Test matches in New Zealand after the Second World War: in Wellington in March 1946 and in Christchurch in March 1947, as well as two other Tests in 1951 and 1952. [5]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Melville Francis Pengelly |
Born | Christchurch, New Zealand | 17 March 1901
Died | 24 September 1973 Wellington, New Zealand | (aged 72)
Nickname | Pen |
Umpiring information | |
Tests umpired | 4 (1946–1952) |
Source:
Cricinfo, 14 July 2013 |
Melville Francis "Pen" Pengelly (17 March 1901 – 24 September 1973) was a New Zealand cricket umpire. He stood in four Test matches between 1946 and 1952. [1]
Pengelly attended Christ's College, Christchurch, [2] and played senior club cricket in Christchurch for St Albans. [3] [4] He took up umpiring in the 1930s and umpired 19 first-class matches between 1937 and 1955, most of them in Wellington. [5] He umpired the first two Test matches in New Zealand after the Second World War: in Wellington in March 1946 and in Christchurch in March 1947, as well as two other Tests in 1951 and 1952. [5]