Henry Blamires

Henry Lawrence Blamires (17 April 1871 – 18 August 1965) was a New Zealand first-class cricketer and clergyman.

Henry Blamires
Personal information
Full nameHenry Lawrence Blamires
Born(1871-04-17)17 April 1871
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Died18 August 1965(1965-08-18) (aged 94)
Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
RelationsEdgar Blamires (brother)
Ernest Blamires (brother)
Pat Evison (niece)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1911-12 to 1913-14Hawke's Bay
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 112
Batting average 22.40
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 55 not out
Balls bowled 36
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 2/0
Source: Cricket Archive, 2 May 2014

Personal life and clerical career

One of five brothers who became clergymen, Henry Blamires was born in Bendigo, Australia, and educated at Wesley College in Melbourne, which was then a Methodist school for boys. He was ordained in 1900[1] and married Jane Collier, a teacher of the blind, the same year. They had three children.[2]

He served as a chaplain with the New Zealand forces in World War I.[3]

Cricket career

Blamires played three first-class matches for Hawke's Bay. In his first match, aged 40, against Wellington, he made 55 not out in the second innings. His brother Ernest made his first-class debut in the same match, playing for Wellington.[4] In his next match the next season, also against Wellington, he made 37 in the first innings before being bowled by Clarrie Grimmett.[5] Two weeks later he captained Hawke's Bay against the touring Australians, but was dismissed cheaply twice by Arthur Mailey. It was Blamires's last first-class match.

He continued to play cricket for many years. He played Hawke Cup matches in the 1920s for Wanganui, Nelson and Wairarapa,[6] for whom in his last match at the age of 57 he top-scored with 56.[7]

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References
  1. The Cyclopedia of New Zealand 1902, Hamilton
  2. Penelope Hansen, "Collier, Jane Annie", from the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
  3. Cenotaph, Henry Lawrence Blamires
  4. Wellington v Hawke's Bay 1911-12
  5. Hawke's Bay v Wellington 1912-13
  6. Miscellaneous matches played by Henry Blamires
  7. Manawatu v Wairarapa 1928-29
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