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William Edward "Red" Norris (7 April 1908 – 17 October 1988) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in five first-class matches for Wellington from 1940 to 1943.[2][3]

William Norris
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Edward Norris
Born(1908-04-07)7 April 1908
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Died17 October 1988(1988-10-17) (aged 80)
Palmerston North, New Zealand
NicknameRed[1]
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicketkeeper-batsman
Source: Cricinfo, 27 October 2020

Norris played Hawke Cup cricket for Manawatu from 1926 to 1947, scoring 1242 runs at an average of 22.58 in 42 challenge matches.[4] He captained Manawatu when they won the title from Taranaki in December 1934.[5] He held the run-scoring record for his club, Palmerston, until 2020, with 7,018 runs.[6]


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References


  1. "Red Norris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. "William Norris". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. "William Norris". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. Francis Payne & Ian Smith, eds, 2021 New Zealand Cricket Almanack, Upstart Press, Takapuna, 2021, p. 173.
  5. "Taranaki v Manawatu 1934-35". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  6. Heagney, George (3 February 2020). "Rob Sheary sets Palmerston club run-scoring record". Manawatu Standard. Retrieved 15 December 2020.


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