Bob Blacklock

Bob Blacklock
Personal information
Full name Robert Valder Blacklock
Born (1865-04-01)1 April 1865
Melbourne, Australia
Died 6 October 1897(1897-10-06) (aged 32)
Wellington, New Zealand
Batting Right-handed
Relations Arthur Blacklock (brother)
James Blacklock (nephew)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1883-84 to 1895-96 Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 31
Runs scored 771
Batting average 14.82
100s/50s 0/6
Top score 84*
Balls bowled 0
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 11/0
Source: Cricinfo, 20 March 2018

Robert Valder Blacklock (1 April 1865 – 6 October 1897) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington in New Zealand from 1884 to 1896.

Bob Blacklock was a solid batsman, "very hard to dispose of".[1] He made his highest score of 84 not out for Wellington against Canterbury in 1883-84, his first season, just days after his nineteenth birthday. Wellington trailed by 114 on the first innings and were 62 for 5 at one stage in their second before Blacklock made the highest score of the match and ensured a draw.[2]

According to his obituarist in the New Zealand Times, "It seemed to be that it was only when his side was in real trouble that he was seen at his best."[3] He scored two fifties, top-scoring for Wellington in each innings, to defy Auckland and secure a draw in 1884-85.[4] He also top-scored in Wellington's match against New South Wales in 1893-94, scoring 65 and adding 117 for the third wicket (out of an eventual team total of 180) with Alfred Holdship.[5]

He captained Wellington several times in the 1890s, and was a member of New Zealand's first victorious side when they beat New South Wales in 1895-96.[6]

He worked for the Government Insurance Department in Wellington.[3] He had been ill for some time before his early death, and had had to miss the 1896-97 season for that reason.[6]

He also played rugby union for Wellington.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Reminiscences of the Sporting World: "Johnny" Fowke Talks of Cricket". Star. 6 January 1920. p. 4. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Canterbury v Wellington 1883-84". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
  3. 1 2 3 "Obituary: R. V. Blacklock". New Zealand Times. 7 October 1897. p. 2. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Wellington v Auckland 1884-85". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
  5. ↑ "Wellington v New South Wales 1893-94". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
  6. 1 2 "Cricket Chat". Press. 16 October 1897. p. 2. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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