James Testro

James Testro
Personal information
Full name
James Charles Testro
Born(1851-08-06)6 August 1851
Lambeth, Surrey, England
Died30 April 1934(1934-04-30) (aged 82)
Princes Hill, Melbourne, Australia
Source: Cricinfo, 25 June 2016

James Charles Testro (6 August 1851 – 30 April 1934) was a New Zealand cricketer who played nine first-class matches for the Auckland in the 1880s.

Testro moved to Australia and with H. Dondey formed a coppersmithing and metal-working company, Dondey & Testro, in South Melbourne in 1891. They invented several water purification devices and a method of fumigating wine casks.

Testro died at his home in the Melbourne suburb of Princes Hill in April 1934, aged 82. He left a wife and two adult children.

References

  1. ↑ "James Testro". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Dondey and Testro". Punch: 11. 2 February 1905.
  3. ↑ "Patent Water Condenser". The Age: 7. 2 November 1893.
  4. ↑ "Success in London". The Herald: 8. 16 September 1915.
  5. ↑ "Orchard and Vineyard Notes". Adelaide Observer: 4. 9 March 1895.
  6. ↑ "Deaths". The Age: 1. 1 May 1934.