William Wyinks
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 September 1854 Elgin, Elginshire, Scotland |
| Died | 14 September 1921 (aged 67) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1882/83–1885/86 | Otago |
Source: CricInfo, 29 May 2016 | |
William Wyinks (11 September 1854 – 14 September 1921) was a Scottish-born sportsman and civil servant in New Zealand. He played two first-class cricket matches for Otago and represented the province in rugby union.[1][2]
Life and career
[edit]Wyinks was born at Elgin in Scotland in 1854 and emigrated to New Zealand as a young man, settling at Dunedin in Otago.[2][3] He joined the Land Transfer Department in 1878 and worked there for 43 years until his death, when he was Registrar General of Lands and Wellington District Land Registrar.[3]
Wyinks was a well-known sportsman in his youth, playing rugby for the Union club in Dunedin and for Otago, and cricket for Carisbrook Cricket Club in Dunedin and for Otago. He also umpired a first-class match in Dunedin in 1884.[4] In later life he played golf and fished.[3][5]
Wyinks died in Wellington in September 1921 at the age of 67, leaving a widow, four daughters and a son.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "William Wyinks". CricInfo. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ a b McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 143. 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.)
- ^ a b c d "Mr. William Wyinks". Evening Post: 7. 16 September 1921.
- ^ "Otago v Tasmania 1883-84". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ Obituary, New Zealand Times, volume XLVIII, issue 11007, 16 September 1921, p. 3. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 27 February 2024.)
External links
[edit]- 1854 births
- 1921 deaths
- New Zealand cricketers
- Otago cricketers
- Sportspeople from Elgin, Moray
- 19th-century New Zealand public servants
- 20th-century New Zealand public servants
- Scottish emigrants to New Zealand
- Scottish cricketers
- 19th-century New Zealand sportspeople
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Otago rugby union players