Charles Garrard

Charles Wilson Garrard (9 October 1868 – 21 February 1930) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury from 1887 to 1904. He became Senior Inspector of Schools for the Auckland district.

For the British landowner and MP, see Charles Drake Garrard.

Charles Garrard

Personal information
Full name	Charles Wilson Garrard
Born	(1868-10-09)9 October 1868 Nelson, New Zealand
Died	21 February 1930(1930-02-21) (aged 61) Auckland, New Zealand
Relations	William George Garrard (brother) Raoul Garrard (son) Wilson Garrard (son)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1886-87 to 1904-05	Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 13 Runs scored 326 Batting average 17.15 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 50 not out Balls bowled 404 Wickets 2 Bowling average 81.50 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 1/20 Catches/stumpings 4/0
Source: Cricket Archive, 14 January 2015

Early life and cricket career

Garrard's family had settled in the Nelson district after moving from England. He was born in Nelson and educated at Christchurch Boys' High School, and joined the education department in 1883 as a pupil teacher. He obtained a BA degree from Canterbury College, and taught at Kaiapoi, then as headmaster at Papanui on the outskirts of Christchurch.[1]

He played his first match for Canterbury in 1886-87, batting at number six and scoring 24 in a victory over Otago.[2] He gained a regular spot in the team in 1897-98, when he made his highest score, 50 not out, which was the top score in Canterbury's second innings in their loss to Wellington.[3] He played his last match for Canterbury in 1904-05.

He also played Rugby for Canterbury.

Later life and career

He moved to Auckland in 1906, working as a staff inspector, and became the district's senior inspector in 1921.[4] He initiated a system of communication between city schools and rural schools in order to enable rural teachers and students to keep up to date with educational developments.[5]

He umpired four first-class cricket matches between 1901 and 1911. Later he was prominent in bowls in Auckland.

He and his wife had a daughter and two sons, Raoul and Wilson, both of whom represented New Zealand at cricket.

References

1. Auckland Star, 22 February 1930, p. 10.
2. "Canterbury v Otago 1886-87". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
3. "Wellington v Canterbury 1897-98". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
4. Evening Post, 22 February 1930, p. 11.
5. Auckland Star, 22 February 1930, p. 10.

External links

• Charles Garrard at CricketArchive