Frank Hutchison (cricketer) explained

Frank Hutchison
Country:New Zealand
Fullname:Frank Copland Hutchison
Birth Date:25 January 1897
Birth Place:Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Death Place:Wanganui, New Zealand
Club1:Otago
Club2:Wanganui
Year2:1923/24–1927/28
Date:14 May
Year:2016
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37463.html ESPNcricinfo

Frank Copland Hutchison (25 January 1897  - 17 December 1990) was a New Zealand sportsman. He played six first-class cricket matches for Otago, three in each of the 1917–18 and 1919–20 seasons.[1]

Hutchison was born at Dunedin in 1897 and educated at Otago Boys' High School in the city.[2] He made his first-class debut for Otago in a December 1917 match against Canterbury at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch before playing in both of Otago's other first-class matches during the season. His other three first-class appearances came in Otago's first three representative matches in the 1919–20 season. Playing as a batsman, Hutchison scored a total of 144 runs with a highest score of 85, his only first-class half-century.[3]

A medical doctor by profession, Hutchison played Hawke Cup cricket for Wanganui from the 1923–24 season to 1927–28.[2] [3] As well as cricket he played representative rugby union for Otago and Wellington and golf for Taranaki, Wanganui and Manawatu. He was the national veterans golf champion.[2]

Hutchison died at Wanganui in 1990. He was aged 93.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frank Hutchison . 14 May 2016 . ESPNCricinfo.
  2. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/22/22188/22188.html Frank Hutchison