Arnold Gedye Explained

Arnold Gedye
Fullname:Arnold Ernest Gedye
Birth Date:23 February 1887
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Death Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Family:Graham Gedye (son)
Club1:Wellington
Year1:1919/20
Date:24 October
Year:2020
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37141.html Cricinfo

Arnold Ernest Gedye (23 February 1887 – 31 December 1976) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in two first-class matches for Wellington during the 1919–20 season.[1] His son Graham Gedye played Test cricket for New Zealand in the 1960s.[2]

Gedye was born at Auckland in 1887[3] and played cricket in the city for Parnell Cricket Club where he was considered a promising batsman.[4] He worked for the New Zealand Railways Department and was transferred to the Wellington area in 1919.[5] In Wellington he played club cricket for Petone Cricket Club and played in two first-class matches in January 1920. On debut against Canterbury at the Basin Reserve he made scores of one and 17, before scoring three and eight against Auckland at Eden Park later in the month.[6]

After moving back to Auckland during the 1920s, Gedye played club cricket for Ellerslie, scoring a double century in league cricket during the 1926–27 season.[7] He died in the city in 1976 at the age of 89.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37141.html Arnold Gedye
  2. In fathers' footsteps, The Press, volume CIII, issue 30339, 15 January 1964, p. 17. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 6 October 2024.)
  3. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 55. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
  4. Cricket, Free Lance, volume XIX, issue 1006, 15 October 1919, p. 25. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 6 October 2024.)
  5. Senior competition, The Evening Post, volume XCVIII, issue 112, 8 November 1919, p. 12. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 6 October 2024.)
  6. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/21/21943/21943.html Arnold Gedye
  7. Cricket, The Press, volume LXIII, issue 18919, 7 February 1927, p. 14. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 6 October 2024.)