Henry Holderness
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Henry Victor Angel Holderness (24 May 1889 – 17 July 1974) was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He was born and died in Dunedin.
Holderness made a single first-class appearance, during the 1918–19 season, against Southland. Opening the bowling for Otago, he took 5 for 10 and 5 for 29 as he and Arthur Alloo bowled unchanged through the match to dismiss Southland for 41 and 55. Otago won the match by a comfortable margin despite scoring only 94 and 88.[1]
He was wounded in 1915 while serving as a gunner with the New Zealand forces in World War I.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Southland v Otago 1918-19
- ^ New Zealand Herald, 14 August 1915, p. 9.
External links[]
- Henry Holderness at CricketArchive
Categories:
- 1889 births
- 1974 deaths
- New Zealand cricketers
- Otago cricketers
- New Zealand military personnel of World War I
- New Zealand cricket biography, 1880s birth stubs