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Joseph Pabst

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Joseph Pabst
Personal information
Full name
Joseph Charles Pabst
Born1870
Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia
Died19 May 1924 (aged 53–54)
Wellington, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman, occasional wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1894/95–1897/98Auckland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 71
Batting average 8.87
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 20
Balls bowled 12
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 5/1
Source: Cricinfo, 22 September 2024

Joseph Charles Pabst (1870 – 19 May 1924) was a New Zealand cricketer and doctor. He played five first-class matches for Auckland between 1894 and 1898,[1] and practised as a doctor in Auckland and Wellington.

Life and career

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Pabst's father was a German who migrated to Australia in 1860 and settled on the Bendigo goldfields, where he established a business as a butcher. Pabst was one of four children, two boys and two girls.[2] He studied medicine at the University of Melbourne, graduating as a Bachelor of Medicine in 1892,[3] was awarded first-class honours in 1893, when he was acting resident surgeon at the Melbourne Women's Hospital,[4] and graduated as a Doctor of Medicine in 1897.[5] He took up a position as house physician at Auckland Hospital in September 1894.[6]

Pabst played cricket as a batsman and occasional wicket-keeper.[7] Playing for the Gordon club in senior Auckland cricket, he was one of the leading batsmen in the competition in 1894–95.[8] He made his first-class cricket debut in January 1895, captaining Auckland to victory over the touring Fijians.[9]

Pabst married Frederica Isabel Peacocke in Auckland in August 1901.[10] They moved to Wellington in 1922, where he went into private practice. He injured himself when he slipped on the stairs outside his surgery and died a few weeks later in May 1924, leaving a widow and several daughters.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Joseph Pabst". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Death of Mr. J. Pabst". Bendigo Advertiser: 3. 3 March 1902.
  3. ^ "The University of Melbourne". The Argus: 7. 15 November 1892.
  4. ^ "University Honors". Bendigo Advertiser: 2. 20 March 1893.
  5. ^ "The University". The Age: 6. 22 March 1897.
  6. ^ "Hospital and Charitable Aid Board". New Zealand Herald: 6. 18 September 1894.
  7. ^ McCarron, Tony (2010). New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-905138-98-2. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Cricket". New Zealand Herald: 6. 19 January 1895.
  9. ^ "Auckland v Fiji 1894-95". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Marriages". New Zealand Herald: 1. 10 September 1901.
  11. ^ "Dr J. C. Pabst". New Zealand Times: 3. 20 May 1924.
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