William Matthew Beal (17 March 1877 – 3 August 1964) was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He was born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia in 1877.[1]
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Full name | William Matthew Beal | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1877-03-17)17 March 1877 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||
Died | 3 August 1964(1964-08-03) (aged 87) Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
Relations | Carl Beal (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1909/10 | Otago | ||||||||||||||
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FC umpired | 5 (1923/24–1929/30) | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 27 January 2021 |
Beal made a single first-class appearance for the side in the 1909–10 Plunket Shield against Auckland. He scored a single run in the match.[1][2]
Beal later stood as umpire in five first-class matches, including the second international match in 1927–28 between the touring Australian team and New Zealand at Carisbrook in Dunedin.[3][4] His brother, Carl, played first-class cricket for Otago and Canterbury.[5]
Beal died at Dunedin in 1964 aged 87.[6]
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