| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | William Hudson Dudney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 January 1860 Portslade, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 June 1922 (age 62) Aldrington, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman, wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1883-84 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1887 to 1893 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 September 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Hudson Dudney (8 January 1860 – 16 June 1922) was an English cricketer active from 1883 to 1893 who played for Canterbury in New Zealand and Sussex in England. He was born in Brighton and died in Hove. He appeared in 36 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. [1]
Canterbury is a New Zealand First-class cricket team based in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is one of six teams that make up New Zealand Cricket and has been the second most successful domestic team in New Zealand history. They compete in the Plunket Shield First-class competition and the Ford Trophy one day competition. They also compete in the Burger King Super Smash competition as the Canterbury Kings.
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Sussex. Its limited overs team is called the Sussex Sharks. The club was founded in 1839 as a successor to the various Sussex county cricket teams, including the old Brighton Cricket Club, which had been representative of the county of Sussex as a whole since the 1720s. The club has always held first-class status. Sussex have competed in the County Championship since the official start of the competition in 1890 and have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England.
Brighton is a seaside resort on the south coast of England that is part of the City of Brighton and Hove, located 47 miles (76 km) south of London.
Dudney was educated at Cranleigh School [1] before spending a southern summer in New Zealand. Arriving in spring 1883, [2] he played as a batsman for Canterbury in the 1883-84 season, when he was the highest-scoring batsman in New Zealand, with 208 runs in six matches at an average of 18.90. [3] He returned to England after the season. At his Christchurch club, Midland Canterbury, he was considered "one of the most brilliant and effective batsmen who has joined [the club] in many years", as well as a fine fieldsman. [4]
Cranleigh School is an independent English boarding school in the village of Cranleigh, Surrey.
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. The Christchurch urban area lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula. It is home to 404,500 residents, making it New Zealand's third-most populous city behind Auckland and Wellington. The Avon River flows through the centre of the city, with an urban park located along its banks.
He played irregularly for Sussex, mostly as a wicketkeeper-batsman, between 1887 and 1893. His highest score was 97, the highest score of the match, when Sussex followed on against Kent in 1887. [5]
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Kent. The club was first founded in 1842 but teams representing the county have played top-class cricket since the early 18th century and the club has always held first-class status. Kent have competed in the County Championship since the official start of the competition in 1890 and have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England. The club's limited overs team is called the Kent Spitfires after the Supermarine Spitfire.
