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Arnold Gedye

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Arnold Gedye
Personal information
Full name
Arnold Ernest Gedye
Born(1887-02-23)23 February 1887
Auckland, New Zealand
Died31 December 1976(1976-12-31) (aged 89)
Auckland, New Zealand
RelationsGraham Gedye (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1919/20Wellington
Source: Cricinfo, 24 October 2020

Arnold Ernest Gedye (23 February 1887 – 31 December 1976) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in two first-class matches for Wellington during the 1919–20 season.[1] His son Graham Gedye played Test cricket for New Zealand in the 1960s.[2]

Gedye was born at Auckland in 1887[3] and played cricket in the city for Parnell Cricket Club where he was considered a promising batsman.[4] He worked for the New Zealand Railways Department and was transferred to the Wellington area in 1919.[5] In Wellington he played club cricket for Petone Cricket Club and played in two first-class matches in January 1920. On debut against Canterbury at the Basin Reserve he made scores of one and 17, before scoring three and eight against Auckland at Eden Park later in the month.[6]

After moving back to Auckland during the 1920s, Gedye played club cricket for Ellerslie, scoring a double century in league cricket during the 1926–27 season.[7] He died in the city in 1976 at the age of 89.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Arnold Gedye, CricInfo. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ In fathers' footsteps, The Press, volume CIII, issue 30339, 15 January 1964, p. 17. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 6 October 2024.)
  3. ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 55. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
  4. ^ Cricket, Free Lance, volume XIX, issue 1006, 15 October 1919, p. 25. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 6 October 2024.)
  5. ^ Senior competition, The Evening Post, volume XCVIII, issue 112, 8 November 1919, p. 12. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 6 October 2024.)
  6. ^ Arnold Gedye, CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 October 2024. (subscription required)
  7. ^ Cricket, The Press, volume LXIII, issue 18919, 7 February 1927, p. 14. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 6 October 2024.)
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