Vincent McCarten explained

Vincent Dennehy Aloysius McCarten (9 April 1913  - 28 July 1993) was a New Zealand cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played a single first-class cricket|first-class match for Otago during the 1944–45 season.

McCarten was born at Dunedin in 1913.[1] He served in the New Zealand military, including during World War II, and played some cricket during his service career, appearing in a January 1945 wartime match at the Basin Reserve and in a 1948 match for a Combined Services side at Eden Park. Hie only first-class appearance came for Otago in December 1944 against Canterbury. He scored a total of three runs in the match.[2]

McCarten died at Christchurch in 1993 at the age of 80.[3] An obituary was published in the 1995 edition of the New Zealand Cricket Almanack.[1]

Notes and References

  1. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 83. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2023-06-05.)
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/22/22411/22411.html Vincent McCarten
  3. https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/vincent-mccarten-37846 Vincent McCarten