Kinder Tucker
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| Full name | Kinder Houghton Tucker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
25 August 1875 Nelson, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
24 November 1939 (aged 64) Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Spencer Tucker (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895-96 to 1919-20 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 brother of Spencer Tucker and William Tucker.
Tucker died in Wellington, New Zealand, where he worked as an engraver. He was survived by his wife and their daughter.[2]
Sources
- Whitehorn, Zane "George Orr", The Cricket Statistician, Autumn 2004, No. 127. Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians: Nottingham.
References
- ↑ Whitehorn, p. 20.
- ↑ "Mr. K. H. Tucker". Evening Post. CXXVIII (126). 24 November 1939. p. 9.
External links
- Kinder Tucker at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Kinder Tucker at ESPNcricinfo
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