| William Wyinks | |
| Birth Date: | 11 September 1854 |
| Birth Place: | Elgin, Elginshire, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Club1: | Otago |
| Date: | 29 May |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/william-wyinks-38908 CricInfo |
William Wyinks (11 September 1854 – 14 September 1921) was a Scottish-born sportsman and civil servant in New Zealand. He played two first-class cricket matches for Otago and represented the province in rugby union.[1] [2]
Wyinks was born at Elgin in Scotland in 1854 and emigrated to New Zealand as a young man, settling at Dunedin in Otago.[2] [3] He joined the Land Transfer Department in 1878 and worked there for 43 years until his death, when he was Registrar General of Lands and Wellington District Land Registrar.[3]
Wyinks was a well-known sportsman in his youth, playing rugby for the Union club in Dunedin and for Otago, and cricket for Carisbrook Cricket Club in Dunedin and for Otago. He also umpired a first-class match in Dunedin in 1884.[4] In later life he played golf and fished.[3] [5]
Wyinks died in Wellington in September 1921 at the age of 67, leaving a widow, four daughters and a son.[3]