Arthur Rolleston

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Arthur Cecil Rolleston (13 December 1867 – 28 September 1918) was a New Zealand cricketer and lawyer who played two matches of first-class cricket for Canterbury in 1890 and 1891.[1]

Life and career[]

Mary and William Rolleston and their children in 1888; Arthur Rolleston is seated at left.

One of the sons of the Hon. William Rolleston, a prominent New Zealand politician, Arthur Rolleston was educated in Christchurch at Christ's College and Canterbury College.[2] He was admitted as a solicitor in 1891 and as a barrister in 1900.[3]

Described by a contemporary newspaper as a "very dashing left-handed bat",[4] Arthur Rolleston had little success in his brief first-class career, totalling only 16 runs in his two matches. However, his score of 9 not out in his second match was the top score in Canterbury’s first innings of 50.[5]

Rolleston worked as a lawyer, mostly in Christchurch but also later in the Chatham Islands. He died aged 50 after striking his head when he fell in the street while visiting Wellington.[6] He was married to one of the daughters of the politician George Buckley, but at the time of his death she had been living in England for some time.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Arthur Rolleston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Fatal Fall: Death of Mr. A. C. Rolleston". Star. 30 September 1918. p. 6.
  3. ^ "A Street Fatality". Evening Post. 30 September 1918. p. 8.
  4. ^ "Cricket". New Zealand Mail. 27 March 1891. p. 12.
  5. ^ "Wellington v Canterbury 1890-91". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  6. ^ "A Fatal Fall". Evening Post. 1 October 1918. p. 2.

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