Michael Godby

Michael John Godby (29 September 1850 – 14 December 1923) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Otago and Canterbury between 1875 and 1881.[1]

Michael Godby
Personal information
Born(1850-09-29)29 September 1850
Henley-on-Thames, England
Died14 December 1923(1923-12-14) (aged 73)
Marylebone, London, England
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 May 2016

Michael Godby was educated at Winchester College. He went to New Zealand in the 1870s, living first in Dunedin before moving to Timaru where he practised law until 1887.[2] A batsman with a strong defence and an occasional bowler,[3] he played some useful innings in an era of very low scoring, including 23 (top score of the innings) and 14 in the 1877-78 season when Canterbury played in the North Island for the first time and beat Auckland.[4]

Godby and his wife had five children. They returned to England early in the 1900s. He died in London in December 1923 after a long illness.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Michael Godby". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. "Obituary: Michael John Godby". Timaru Herald: 9. 18 December 1923.
  3. "Cricket". Saturday Advertiser: 7. 28 October 1876.
  4. "Auckland v Canterbury 1877-78". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 April 2020.


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