Evan Denham
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| Born | Hono Evan Horrell Denham 18 May 1913 Brisbane, Queensland Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 June 1991 (aged 78) Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Canterbury University College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Surgeon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Bunty Robertson (m. 1946) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945/46 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 December 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service | New Zealand Medical Corps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1941–1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Captain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Battles / wars | World War II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hono Evan Horrell Denham (18 May 1913 – 16 June 1991) was a New Zealand surgeon and cricketer. He played in one first-class match for Canterbury in 1945/46.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Denham was born in Brisbane, Australia, but brought up in Christchurch, where his father, Henry George Denham, was professor of chemistry and rector of Canterbury University College.[2] He was educated at Christ's College, Christchurch, before studying medicine at Canterbury University College,[3] graduating MB ChB in 1937.[2] He worked and undertook further training in hospitals in New Zealand and England before being admitted to the Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons in May 1941.[2][4]
Denham joined the New Zealand Expeditionary Force Medical Corps in mid-1941 and served until 1945, becoming a captain and surgical specialist and serving in North Africa and Italy.[2][5] He returned to Christchurch after the war, working as a surgeon in Christchurch Hospital.[6] He remained there until 1978, specialising in thoracic surgery.[2] He served as chairman of the New Zealand Postgraduate Medical Federation from 1966 to 1976.[2]
A leg-spin bowler and useful lower-order batsman, Denham played one first-class match for Canterbury in the first Plunket Shield season after the war. Canterbury won, but his contribution was modest, and he was not selected again.[7] In Christchurch in 1946, he married Bunty Robertson, a Scottish nurse he had met while they were both working in Oswestry before the war. They had three daughters, all of whom became nurses, and a son, who became a farmer.[2]
Denham died in Christchurch on 16 June 1991.[1] His wife, Bunty Denham, died in 2008.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Hono Denham". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Denham, Hono Evan Horrell (1913–1991)". Plarr's Lives of the Fellows. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Varsity Eleven". Star: 14. 16 March 1931.
- ^ "Personal Items". Press: 6. 27 May 1941.
- ^ "Hono Evan Horrell Denham". Auckland Museum. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Appointment of Surgeons". Press: 3. 23 May 1946.
- ^ "Canterbury v Wellington 1945-46". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "The Press death notice list of names" (PDF). 2008. p. 35. Retrieved 21 December 2023.