Edwin Palmer (cricketer)

Edwin Vidal Palmer (23 May 1869 – 28 April 1917) was a New Zealand cricketer, sheep farmer, and local politician.

Edwin Vidal Palmer
Personal information
Full nameEdwin Vidal Palmer
Born(1869-05-23)23 May 1869
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died28 April 1917(1917-04-28) (aged 47)
Dunedin, New Zealand
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1892–93 to 1893–94Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 38
Batting average 9.50
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 19
Balls bowled 391
Wickets 13
Bowling average 12.00
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/32
Catches/stumpings 7/0
Source: Cricinfo, 22 May 2017

Life and career

Edwin Palmer was born in Christchurch and educated at Christ's College, Christchurch, and Jesus College, Cambridge, where he completed a BA degree.[1]

A left-arm pace bowler, he played cricket for Canterbury in the 1892–93 and 1893–94 seasons. On his first-class debut he took 3 for 22 and 5 for 32 to help Canterbury to a two-wicket victory over Otago.[2] The next season, when a selected player had to withdraw, he played in New Zealand's first representative first-class match, against New South Wales in Christchurch.[3]

On 3 June 1902 he married Edith Tabart at St Mark's Church, Opawa, Christchurch.[4] They bought a sheep farm at Whatatutu, north of Gisborne, and moved there. He served as a member of Waikohu County Council for several years.[1]

He had been in poor health for some time before his death, and travelled to Dunedin for an operation, but it was unsuccessful, and he died at the age of 47.[1] He and Edith had a daughter, Peggy.[5]

gollark: Wrong levels of abstraction? Definitely.
gollark: We simply need an OpenCL -> Redstone compiler.
gollark: <@202992030685724675>
gollark: Linux-only.
gollark: A new very fast GPU Kristminer.

References
  1. "Death of Mr. E. V. Palmer". Poverty Bay Herald. 30 April 1917. p. 2.
  2. "Canterbury v Otago 1892–93". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  3. Don Neely & Richard Payne, Men in White: The History of New Zealand International Cricket, 1894–1985, Moa, Auckland, 1986, p. 35.
  4. "Marriages". Star (7422). 7 June 1902. p. 5.
  5. "[Untitled]". Poverty Bay Herald. 9 June 1914. p. 2.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.