Thomas Ryan Sonntag (28 August 1858 – 9 October 1938) was an Australian-born sportsman. He played rugby union and first-class cricket in New Zealand for Otago and competed at highland games in the province during the 1880s.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Ryan Sonntag |
| Born | 28 August 1858 Eumemmerring, Colony of Victoria |
| Died | 9 October 1938 (aged 80) Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1883/84 | Otago |
Source: CricInfo, 24 May 2016 | |
Sonntag was born at Eumemmerring in what was then the Colony of Victoria in Australia in 1858 and came to New Zealand as a child. He attended school in the Kaikorai area of Dunedin in Otago and later worked in plant nurseries.[2][3]
A rugby union forward, Sonntag was considered "well-known" throughout New Zealand.[4] He played club rugby in Dunedin for the Zingari, Kaikorai and Dunedin teams and played representative matches for the Otago Rugby Football Union. In 1888 he played for both Otago and a representative South Island team against the touring English team led by AE Stoddart―the first major tour of New Zealand by a European team.[5][6]
As well as rugby, Sonntag played cricket in the Otago representative side . His only first-class match was against a touring Tasmanian side in February 1884. He scored two runs in the only innings in which he batted.[7] He also competed in the highland games held in Dunedin, winning trophies as a wrestler.[5]
Sonntag died at Dunedin in Otago in 1938 at the age of 80.[1][5]
References edit
- ^ a b "Thomas Sonntag". CricInfo. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 124. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
- ^ Kaikorai school, Otago Daily Times, issue 2771, 23 December 1870, p. 2. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 1 January 2024.)
- ^ Old-timer passes, Auckland Star, volume LXIX, issue 241, 12 October 1938, p. 22. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 1 January 2024.)
- ^ a b c Obituary: Mr T Sonntag, Evening Star, issue 23085, 11 October 1938, p. 10. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 1 January 2024.)
- ^ Obituary: Mr Thomas Sonntag, Evening Post, volume CXXVI, issue 89, 12 October 1938, p. 11. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 1 January 2024.)
- ^ Thomas Sonntag, CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2024. (subscription required)
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