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William Gardiner (14 July 1864 – 27 January 1924) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Auckland and Wellington between 1882 and 1896.[1][2]

William Gardiner

Personal information
Born	(1864-07-14)14 July 1864 Auckland, New Zealand
Died	27 January 1924(1924-01-27) (aged 59) Wellington, New Zealand
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1889-90 to 1893-94	Auckland
1895-96	Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 13 Runs scored 383 Batting average 17.40 100s/50s 0/2 Top score 61 Balls bowled 0 Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 6/0
Source: Cricinfo, 24 February 2021

In the 1892–93 season Gardiner was regarded as the best batsman in Auckland and "one of the best in the colony", as well as a reliable fieldsman.[3] His highest first-class score was 61, the only fifty in the match, when Auckland beat Canterbury in 1891–92.[4] He top-scored for Wellington with 59 in the drawn match against Hawke's Bay in 1895–96, his last first-class match.[5]

Gardiner also played rugby for Auckland in the 1880s until a shoulder injury curtailed his career. He worked as a builder and contractor, his company being noted for building bridges and wharfs. He and his wife Catherine had one son, Norman. Gardiner died in Wellington aged 59 after a severe illness.[6][7]

See also

• List of Auckland representative cricketers

References

External links

• William Gardiner at ESPNcricinfo
• William Gardiner at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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