Lancelot Hemus
Lancelot Gerald Hemus (13 November 1881 – 27 October 1933) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played 46 first-class matches for Auckland between 1904 and 1922.[1]
 L. G. Hemus in 1907 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lancelot Gerald Hemus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 November 1881 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 October 1933 (aged 51) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Chummy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1904-05 to 1921-22 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 August 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
An opening batsman, in 1907-08 Hemus scored the first century in the Plunket Shield when Auckland beat Canterbury to claim the Shield.[2] By his last season, 1921–22, when Auckland again won the Shield, he was the highest scorer in the competition's history.[3] When the cricket historian Tom Reese chose the best New Zealand team of all time in 1936, he named Hemus as one of the opening batsmen.
He died of pneumonia in 1933, leaving a widow, a son and three daughters.[4]
References
- "Lancelot Hemus". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- "Canterbury v Auckland 1907-08". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- "Big cricket: Plunket Shield matches: Hemus' great record". Auckland Star: 2. 31 March 1922. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- "L. G. Hemus: Cricketer dies". Auckland Star: 8. 27 October 1933. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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