Robert Chadwick

Robert John Montague Chadwick (16 October 1879 – 11 March 1939), sometimes known as Monty Chadwick,[1] was a New Zealand sportsman. He played first-class cricket for Otago and Hawke's Bay.[2][3]

This article is about the New Zealand cricketer. For the U.S. Navy admiral, see Robert Chadwick II.

Robert Chadwick
Personal information
Full name
Robert John Mantague Chadwick
Born(1879-10-16)16 October 1879
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Died11 March 1939(1939-03-11) (aged 59)
Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1904/05Otago
1913/14Hawke's Bay
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 May 2016

Chadwick was born at Dunedin in 1879. He worked as an engineer with AT Burt and Company in Dunedin before becoming a draughtsman with the company.[4][5] He was later the secretary of the Automobile Association in the Hawke's Bay region and chairman of Napier's Chamber of Commerce.[5][6] He was described in obituaries as "one of Napier's most active citizens" and as being "well-known all over New Zealand for his personality and sportsmanship".[5] He played association football for Otago and for the New Zealand national football team, touring Australia with the side in 1905.[4][5][6]

References
  1. Obituary: Mr R. M. Chadwick, Evening Star, issue 23214, 13 March 1939, p. 14. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 8 June 2023.)
  2. "Robert Chadwick". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  3. "Robert Chadwick". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  4. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 32. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
  5. Sudden death of Mr R. M. Chadwick, Waipawa Mail, volume LXVII, issue 77, 13 March 1939, p. 3. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 8 June 2023.)
  6. Association football, Waikato Times, volume 97, issue 15248, 26 May 1923, p. 20 (supplement). (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 8 June 2023.)


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