| William Gardiner | |
| Birth Date: | 14 July 1864 |
| Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Role: | Batsman |
| Club1: | Auckland |
| Year1: | 1889-90 to 1893-94 |
| Year2: | 1895-96 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 13 |
| Runs1: | 383 |
| Bat Avg1: | 17.40 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/2 |
| Top Score1: | 61 |
| Deliveries1: | 0 |
| Wickets1: | – |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 6/0 |
| Date: | 24 February 2021 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37125.html Cricinfo |
William Gardiner (14 July 1864 - 27 January 1924) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Auckland and Wellington between 1882 and 1896.[1] [2]
In the 1892–93 season Gardiner was regarded as the best batsman in Auckland and "one of the best in the colony", as well as a reliable fieldsman.[3] His highest first-class score was 61, the only fifty in the match, when Auckland beat Canterbury in 1891–92.[4] He top-scored for Wellington with 59 in the drawn match against Hawke's Bay in 1895–96, his last first-class match.[5]
Gardiner also played rugby for Auckland in the 1880s until a shoulder injury curtailed his career. He worked as a builder and contractor, his company being noted for building bridges and wharfs. He and his wife Catherine had one son, Norman. Gardiner died in Wellington aged 59 after a severe illness.[6] [7]