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Jack Hutchings

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Jack Hutchings
Personal information
Full name
John Henry Hutchings
Born(1882-12-22)22 December 1882
Wellington, New Zealand
Died6 May 1966(1966-05-06) (aged 83)
Wellington
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1903/04–1924/25Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 18
Runs scored 472
Batting average 18.15
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 74*
Balls bowled 1,126
Wickets 19
Bowling average 41.68
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/102
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 February 2019

John Henry Hutchings (22 December 1882 – 6 May 1966) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1903 to 1925.[1]

Jack Hutchings played an important role in Wellington's first victory in the Plunket Shield, which gained them the title in 1918–19. Needing 225 to defeat Canterbury, Wellington were 188 for 8 when Hutchings went in to join Stan Brice. Together they added the required runs, giving Wellington a narrow victory.[2][3] He made his highest score of 74 not out later that season in similar circumstances, except this time Wellington lost. They needed 257 to beat Auckland and were 55 for 6 when he went to the wicket. With help from the tail-enders he took the score to 197 all out.[4] He finished the 1918–19 season in second place in the national batting averages with 172 runs at an average of 57.33.[5]

Apart from a few years in Auckland, when he played no first-class cricket, Hutchings spent most of his life in Wellington.[6] His wife Grace died at their home in Wellington in October 1923. They had one son, also known as Jack, who married Dorothy Mason, daughter of the politician Rex Mason.[7][8] Hutchings died in Wellington in May 1966, aged 83.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "John Hutchings". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Canterbury v Wellington 1918-19". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Cricket interests: Wellington's position". Evening Post. 26 March 1930. p. 13.
  4. ^ "Wellington v Auckland 1918-19". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  5. ^ "First-class batting and fielding for New Zealand 1918-19". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Sports in sport: Past and present: Jack Hutchings". NZ Truth. 26 January 1924. p. 9.
  7. ^ "Deaths". Evening Post: 1. 11 October 1923.
  8. ^ "Engagements". Evening Post: 10. 30 January 1943.
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