John Huntley (cricketer) explained

Herbert John Huntley (4 November 1883 – 28 March 1944) was an Australian-born cricketer who played in New Zealand for Otago during the 1912–13 season.^[1]

Huntley was born at the Melbourne suburb of Brighton in 1883 and lived for a time at Creswick in the state. He moved to New Zealand and was a farm manager at Ettrick in Central Otago.^{[2] [3]}

Living for a time at Invercargill in the early years of the 20th century, Huntley was a member of Invercargill Cricket Club and played representative cricket for Southland.^{[4] [5]} During the 1912–13 season he played for Otago against South Melbourne Cricket Club and Southland, taking four wickets in each match, before making his only first-class appearance in March 1913. Against Canterbury he scored a total of 15 runs and did not take a wicket in the match.^[1]

Huntley died at Tuapeka in Otago in 1944. He was aged 60.^[6]

Notes and References

1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/22/22185/22185.html John Huntley
2. Deaths, Otago Daily Times, issue 25497, 29 March 1944, p. 1. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2023-12-22.)
3. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 72. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2023-06-05.)
4. Cricket, Southern Cross, volume 15, issue 41, 1 February 1908, p. 10. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2023-12-22.)
5. Cricket: Otago v Southland, Hastings Standard, volume IX, issue 5129, 21 February 1906, p. 3. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2023-12-22.)
6. https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/herbert-huntley-37460 Herbert Huntley