Basil Totman
 | (March 2024) |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1874 Finchingfield, Essex, England |
| Died | 2 March 1953 (aged 78–79) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1897/98 | Auckland |
Source: CricInfo, 25 June 2016 | |
Basil Totman (1874 – 2 March 1953) was an English-born New Zealand cricketer. He played one first-class match for Auckland during the 1897–98 season.[1]
Totman was born at Finchingfield in the English county of Essex in 1874. His family migrated to New Zealand, arriving at Auckland on SS Lutterworth in January 1884.[2][3] He played club cricket for Parnell Cricket Club in the city and was considered "well-known" as a club cricketer.[4][5] He led the club's batting averages in 1996–7[6] and towards the end of the following season was described by the Auckland Star as a "promising young cricketer"[7] and as "a promising Auckland bat" by the New Zealand Herald.[8]
He made his only first-class appearance for Auckland during March 1898, opening the batting for the representative team against Hawke's Bay, although Trotman only made scores of two and one in his two innings.[9] His fielding was described as "patchy" and his debut described as one which "did not come off at all".[10] The following season he spent time in Christchurch, playing for the Lancaster Park club where he scored "well",[11] before returning to spend time training in England in 1899.[12]
Totman married Hattie Whitehead in 1905.[13] In 1909 he became the owner of a boot and shoe shop in Hamilton[14] and was active in flower show circles.[15] He died at Auckland in March 1953.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Basil Totman, CricInfo. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ Imports, Auckland Star, vol. XXIII, issue 4257, 18 January 1884, p. 2. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 25 August 2024.)
- ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 130. 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.)
- ^ Football, Auckland Star, vol. XXVII, issue 114, 16 May 1896, p. 2 (supplement). (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 25 August 2024.)
- ^ Outdoor sports, The Observer, vol. XV, issue 879, 26 October 1895, p. 18. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 25 August 2024.)
- ^ Parnell Cricket Club, Auckland Star, vol. XXVIII, issue 214, 15 September 1897, p. 2. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 25 August 2024.)
- ^ Cricket, Auckland Star, vol. XXIX, issue 66, 19 March 1898, p. 2 (supplement). (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 25 August 2024.)
- ^ Local and general news, New Zealand Herald, vol. XXXV, issue 10706, 21 March 1898, p. 4. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 25 August 2024.)
- ^ Basil Trotman, CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 August 2024. (subscription required)
- ^ Cricket, Auckland Star, vol. XXIX, issue 72, 26 March 1898, p. 2 (supplement). (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 25 August 2024.)
- ^ Cricket, Auckland Star, vol. XXIX, issue 274, 19 November 1898, p. 2 (supplement). (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 25 August 2024.)
- ^ Cricket, The Press, vol. LVI, issue 10326, 21 April 1899, p. 2. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 25 August 2024.)
- ^ Personal items, New Zealand Herald, vol. XLII, issue 13015, 4 November 1905, p. 6. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 25 August 2024.)
- ^ Public notice, Waikato Argus, vol. XXVI, issue 4108, 1 June 1909, p. 3. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 25 August 2024.)
- ^ Auckland Flower Show, Waikato Argus, vol. XXXIV, issue 5474, 3 December 1913, p. 4. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 25 August 2024.)
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