Walter Garwood | |
Fullname: | Walter John Garwood |
Birth Date: | 30 April 1849 |
Birth Place: | Tortington, Sussex, England |
Death Place: | Brisbane, Australia |
Club1: | Otago |
Year1: | 1873/74 |
Club2: | Wellington |
Year2: | 1876/77 |
Date: | 11 May |
Year: | 2016 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37132.html Cricinfo |
Walter John Garwood (30 April 1849 - 10 April 1885) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played two first-class matches, one for Otago during the 1873–74 season and the other for Wellington in 1876–77.[1] [2]
Garwood was the highest scorer on either side in his first first-class match, scoring 31 in the first innings for Otago against Auckland when no one else in the match reached 20.[3] Garwood was born in England and worked as a miner. He died of tuberculosis at Brisbane Hospital in 1885 aged 36.[4] [5]