Jocelyn Kallender

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Jocelyn Kallender
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Personal information
Full nameJocelyn Arthur Kallender
Born(1870-02-13)13 February 1870
Brentford, Middlesex, England
Died7 October 1953(1953-10-07) (aged 83)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height6 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.92 m)
BowlingFast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1893/94–1904/05Auckland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 12
Runs scored 389
Batting average 18.52
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 55
Balls bowled 791
Wickets 16
Bowling average 21.12
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3-7
Catches/stumpings 5/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 April 2019

Jocelyn Arthur Kallender (13 February 1870 – 7 October 1953) was a New Zealand cricketer, playing 12 first-class matches for Auckland between 1893 and 1904. He also won the hammer throw at the New Zealand national athletics championships in 1897.

Biography[]

Kallender was born in Brentford, Middlesex, England,[1] on 13 February 1870, and was baptised in the parish of Heston on 16 April that year.[2] His parents were Katherine Cicelia Kallender and George Kallender, a major in the Madras Staff Corps.[2] As a child, Kallender lived in India with his parents, and he moved to New Zealand in 1892.[3] Kallender worked at the Auckland branch of the Bank of New Zealand for 32 years until his retirement in 1928.[3]

On 14 January 1929, Kallender married Dorothea Mabel Takle (née Gribble) in Auckland.[4]

Kallender died in Auckland on 7 October 1953, and he was buried at Purewa Cemetery.[1][5] His widow, Dorothea, died in 1957.[6]

Cricket[]

Kallender stood six feet three and a half inches tall and weighed 18 stone during his cricket career.[7] He played 12 first-class matches for Auckland over as many seasons, from 1893/94 to 1904/05.[1] A fast bowler, he took 16 wickets at an average of 21.12, with best bowling figures of 3 for 7.[1] With the bat, he was reputedly the hardest hitter in New Zealand and a very fast scorer.[7] He scored 389 runs in 22 innings, with a high score of 55 and an average of 18.52.[1]

Other sports[]

At the 1897 New Zealand national athletics championships, Kallender won the hammer throw representing Auckland, with a best distance of 93 ft 7 in (28.52 m).[3][8] He also played both rugby union and association football, and was active in rowing before moving to New Zealand.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Jocelyn Kallender". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b "London, England, Church of England births and baptisms, 1813–1917". Ancestry.com Operations. 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Bank officer retiring". New Zealand Herald. 27 August 1928. p. 10. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Marriages". New Zealand Herald. 4 April 1929. p. 1. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Burial & cremation details: Jocelyn Arthur Kallender". Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Burial & cremation details: Dorothea Mabel Kallender". Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Inter-Provincial Cricket". Auckland Star: 3. 1 December 1893.
  8. ^ Hollings, Stephen (December 2016). "National champions 1887–2016" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. p. 54. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
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