Nelson Ball

Nelson Ball
Date of birth (1908-10-11)11 October 1908
Place of birth Foxton, New Zealand
Date of death 9 May 1986(1986-05-09) (aged 77)
Place of death Durban, South Africa
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
School Feilding Agricultural High School
Notable relative(s) Murray Ball (son)
Bill Francis (cousin)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
All Black No. 380
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1927–29
1930–35		 Wanganui
Wellington		 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1931–36 New Zealand 5 (12)

Nelson "Kelly" Ball (11 October 1908 – 9 May 1986) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing, Ball represented Wanganui and Wellington at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1931 to 1936. He played 22 matches for the All Blacks including five internationals.[1]

Ball moved to South Africa in 1948 and lived there for the rest of his life.[1] He was the father of New Zealand cartoonist Murray Ball,[1] and a first cousin of Bill Francis,[2] who played for the All Blacks between 1913 and 1914.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Knight, Lindsay. "Nelson Ball". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Descendants of Mary Maria (Body) Ball". WikiTree. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Knight, Lindsay. "Bill Francis". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 March 2018.


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