Harry Cave
 Cave in 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Henry Butler Cave | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
10 October 1922 Wanganui, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
15 September 1989 (aged 66) Wanganui, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 46) | 11 June 1949 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 3 July 1958 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Henry Butler "Harry" Cave (10 October 1922 – 15 September 1989) was a New Zealand cricketer who captained New Zealand in nine of his 19 Tests.
Domestic career
He played for Wellington from 1945–46 to 1949–50, then when the Central Districts side was formed he played for them from 1950–51 to 1958–59, captaining the side from 1953–54 until he retired.
In 1952–53 he and Ian Leggat added 239 for the ninth wicket for Central Districts against Otago in Dunedin.
International career
He toured England in 1949 and 1958, and Pakistan and India in 1955–56, when he captained the side in all eight Tests. He was captain in the First Test against the West Indies in 1955–56, missed the Second Test, then returned for the Third and Fourth Tests under the captaincy of John Reid. In the Fourth Test in Auckland, he took four wickets in each innings (match figures of 40.4–26–43–8) to help New Zealand to its first ever Test victory.[1]
References
- ↑ New Zealand v West Indies, Auckland 1955–56. Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved on 27 May 2018.
External links
- Cave, Henry Butler at DNZB
- Harry Cave at Cricinfo
- Harry Cave at CricketArchive
- From Leonard to Harry: the Cave family legacy at nzcricketmuseum.co.nz
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| Preceded by Geoff Rabone |
New Zealand national cricket captain 1955/6 |
Succeeded by John Reid |