James Pearson Blacklock (17 February 1883 – 22 January 1935) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1904 to 1914. He also played two matches for New Zealand in the years before New Zealand played Test cricket.
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| Full name | James Pearson Blacklock | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 February 1883 Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 January 1935 (aged 51) Westport, West Coast, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | James Blacklock (father) Bob Blacklock (uncle) Arthur Blacklock (uncle) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1904–05 to 1913–14 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 April 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Blacklock was born in Wellington. He appeared in 20 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman. He scored 864 runs, with one century: 124 against Hawke's Bay in 1908–09, when he batted for only 85 minutes, hit five sixes, and added 196 runs for the second wicket with Don Naughton.[1][2] He played for New Zealand in their two matches against Australia in 1904–05, top-scoring with 30 in New Zealand's second innings in the second match.[3][4]
Blacklock's father, James Blacklock, played for Wellington from 1878 to 1883, and two of his uncles also played first-class cricket for Wellington.
Blacklock fought in the Boer War at the age of 17.[5] He later worked as an accountant and secretary in the tanning firm of Hirst and Co. of Wellington.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Wellington v Hawke's Bay 1908-09". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Cricket". Free Lance: 18. 27 February 1909.
- ^ Don Neely & Richard Payne, Men in White: The History of New Zealand International Cricket, 1894–1985, Moa, Auckland, 1986, pp. 45–47.
- ^ "New Zealand v Australians 1904-05". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Mr. J. P. Blacklock". Evening Post: 11. 29 January 1935.
External links edit
- James Blacklock at ESPNcricinfo
- James Blacklock at CricketArchive (subscription required)