Walter Garwood

Walter Garwood
Personal information
Full name
Walter John Garwood
Born(1849-04-30)30 April 1849
Tortington, Sussex, England
Died10 April 1885(1885-04-10) (aged 35)
Brisbane, Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1873/74Otago
1876/77Wellington
Source: Cricinfo, 11 May 2016

Walter John Garwood (30 April 1849 – 10 April 1885) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played two first-class matches, one for Otago during the 1873–74 season and the other for Wellington in 1876–77.

Garwood was the highest scorer on either side in his first first-class match, scoring 31 in the first innings for Otago against Auckland when no one else in the match reached 20. Garwood was born in England and worked as a miner. He died of tuberculosis at Brisbane Hospital in 1885 aged 36.

References

  1. ↑ "Walter Garwood". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Walter Garwood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Otago v Auckland 1873-74". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Brisbane Hospital". Brisbane Courier: 6. 16 April 1885.
  5. ↑ McCarron, Tony (2010). New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 55. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2