Edward Fitzsimmons (1869 – 28 January 1942) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1890 to 1896.
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| Born | 1869 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 January 1942 (aged 72–73) Wanganui, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1889-90 to 1895-96 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 April 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fitzsimmons was an off-spin bowler. In 1890–91, on the first day of his second first-class match, against Canterbury, 31 wickets fell for 242 runs as he helped dismiss Canterbury twice with 4 for 8 and 2 for 25; Wellington won by eight wickets early on the second day.[1] He took his best figures of 5 for 39 (9 for 66 in the match) in Wellington's victory over Hawke's Bay two seasons later.[2]
He worked as a telegraphist with the Post and Telegraph Department.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Wellington v Canterbury 1890-91". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Hawke's Bay v Wellington 1892-93". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Mr. E. Fitzsimmons". Press. 4 February 1942. p. 6.
External links edit
- Edward Fitzsimmons at ESPNcricinfo
- Edward Fitzsimmons at CricketArchive
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