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Kinder Tucker

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Kinder Tucker
Personal information
Full name
Kinder Houghton Tucker
Born(1875-08-25)25 August 1875
Nelson, New Zealand
Died24 November 1939(1939-11-24) (aged 64)
Wellington, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-spin
RelationsSpencer Tucker (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1895-96 to 1919-20Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 40
Runs scored 1460
Batting average 22.81
100s/50s 0/9
Top score 86
Balls bowled 3144
Wickets 97
Bowling average 17.70
5 wickets in innings 7
10 wickets in match 2
Best bowling 7/31
Catches/stumpings 24/0
Source: Cricket Archive, 26 January 2017

Kinder Houghton Tucker (25 August 1875 – 24 November 1939) was a cricketer and administrator for Wellington. He played four times for New Zealand in the days before New Zealand played Test cricket.

Born in Nelson, New Zealand, he played 40 first-class cricket matches from 1896 to 1920 and, following his retirement, was the long-serving selector for Wellington.[1] He was the first player to score 10,000 runs in senior club and representative cricket in New Zealand.[2] He was the brother of Spencer Tucker and William Tucker.[3]

Tucker died in Wellington, New Zealand, where he worked as an engraver. He was survived by his wife and their daughter.[4]

Sources

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  • Whitehorn, Zane "George Orr", The Cricket Statistician, Autumn 2004, No. 127. Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians: Nottingham.

References

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  1. ^ Whitehorn, p. 20.
  2. ^ "Tucker's great record". Evening Post: 15. 24 March 1923.
  3. ^ "Player Profile: Kinder Tucker". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Mr. K. H. Tucker". Evening Post. Vol. CXXVIII, no. 126. 24 November 1939. p. 9.
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