John Lundon (cricketer)
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Full name | John Raphael Lundon |
Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 26 November 1868
Died | 6 October 1957 Auckland, New Zealand | (aged 88)
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 June 2016 |
John Raphael Lundon (26 November 1868 – 6 October 1957) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played four first-class matches for Auckland between 1892 and 1894.[1]
In later life he was active in civic affairs in Auckland. He stood perennially for the Auckland City Council and Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board as an independent candidate. Only once was he successful, winning a seat on the Auckland City Council in 1929, he was defeated in 1931 and never regained a seat.[2]
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References[]
- ^ "John Lundon". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Bush, Graham W. A. (1971). Decently and in Order: The Government of the City of Auckland 1840-1971. Auckland: Collins. p. 587.
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- 1868 births
- 1957 deaths
- New Zealand cricketers
- Auckland cricketers
- Cricketers from Auckland
- Auckland City Councillors
- 20th-century New Zealand politicians
- New Zealand cricket biography, 1860s birth stubs