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Ernest William Currie (9 April 1873 – 23 October 1932) was a New Zealand-born rugby union international for Australia and a first-class cricketer.

Ernest Currie

Birth name	Ernest William Currie[1]
Date of birth	(1873-04-09)9 April 1873[1]
Place of birth	Dunedin[1]
Date of death	23 October 1932(1932-10-23) (aged 59)
Place of death	Randwick, New South Wales
Rugby union career
Position(s) scrum-half[1] National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1899[1] Australia 1[1] (0[1])

Cricket career

Currie, who was born in Dunedin, represented Otago in six first-class cricket matches during the 1894/95 and 1893/94 New Zealand cricket seasons, as a wicket-keeper.[2] He was regarded as one of New Zealand's best wicket-keepers of his time, "a lightning hand behind the sticks".[3]

After moving to Australia, he appeared in one further first-class match for Queensland, against New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1899.

Rugby union career

Currie, a scrum-half, claimed one international rugby cap for Australia. He played against Great Britain, at Brisbane, on 22 July 1899, the second ever Test match played by an Australian national side. His performance in that match was noted as "excellent" by the press.[6]

Personal life

He and his wife Annie had a son and two daughters.[7]

See also

• List of Otago representative cricketers

References

External links

• Cricinfo: Ernest Currie

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