Bill Redgrave

William Patrick Redgrave (23 January 1881 – 28 November 1931) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington and Hawke's Bay in New Zealand from 1903 to 1909.

Bill Redgrave
Personal information
Full name
William Patrick Redgrave
Born(1881-01-23)23 January 1881
St Leonards, Sydney, Australia
Died28 November 1931(1931-11-28) (aged 50)
Crows Nest, Sydney, Australia
BattingRight-handed
RelationsSidney Redgrave (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1903-04 to 1905-06Wellington
1906-07 to 1908-09Hawke's Bay
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 414
Batting average 24.35
100s/50s 1/1
Top score 165
Balls bowled 893
Wickets 20
Bowling average 29.10
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/37
Catches/stumpings 3/0
Source: Cricinfo, 15 May 2018

Life and career

Born in Sydney, Redgrave moved to Wellington from Sydney in 1903, taking a position as a groundsman at Basin Reserve.[1] He began representing Wellington in December 1903.

He had his best season in 1905-06 when he finished at the top of the New Zealand first-class batting averages with 286 runs at an average of 57.20.[2] In Wellington's match against Hawke's Bay he opened the batting on the first day and made 165, which set a Wellington first-class record that stood for several years.[3] He was third out when the score was 245 for 3, after hitting four sixes and 22 fours. Largely thanks to his innings Wellington made 409 for 8 on the first day despite losing time to rain.[4] He did not bowl in Hawke's Bay's first innings, but he opened the bowling in their second innings and took 5 for 37, bowling unchanged through the innings of 59 all out.[5]

Redgrave moved to Hastings in 1906 and played a few matches for Hawke's Bay. He died in Sydney in 1931, leaving a widow, Annie, and two daughters.[6]

References
  1. "Cricket". Free Lance. 10 October 1903. p. 18. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. "First-class batting and fielding in New Zealand for 1905-06". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. "Century Scores for Wellington". Free Lance. 30 December 1914. p. 19. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. "Wellington v Hawke's Bay". New Zealand Times. 10 March 1906. p. 3. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. "Wellington v Hawke's Bay 1905-06". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  6. "Family Notices". Sydney Morning Herald. 30 November 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
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