Ernest Frederic Bezzant (26 October 1916 – 1 October 2002) was a New Zealand cricketer who played four first-class matches in New Zealand in the 1940s.[1]
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| Full name | Ernest Frederic Bezzant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 October 1916 Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 October 2002 (aged 85) Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1943–44 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 September 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bezzant was born in Wellington and educated at Wellington College.[2] He served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force during World War II.[3]
He made his first-class debut for the Royal New Zealand Air Force cricket team in April 1943, scoring 63 and 78 out of team totals of 128 and 278.[4] He played three first-class friendly matches in 1943–44, including two for Wellington, but did not reach 50 in any of them.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Ernie Bezzant". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "College Match". Evening Post: 3. 12 December 1933.
- ^ "Athletic Club". Ashburton Guardian: 2. 7 October 1943.
- ^ "New Zealand Army v Royal New Zealand Air Force 1942-43". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Ernie Bezzant". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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