William Patrick Redgrave (23 January 1881 – 28 November 1931) was a

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who played

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for

Wellington Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand (second largest in the North Island ...

and

Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay () is a region on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. The region is named for Hawke Bay, which was named in honour of Edward Hawke. The region's main centres are the cities of Napier and Hastings, while the more rural ...

in New Zealand from 1903 to 1909.

Life and career

Born in

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, Redgrave moved to

from

in 1903, taking a position as a groundsman at

Basin Reserve The Basin Reserve, also known as the Cello Basin Reserve for sponsorship reasons, and commonly referred to as the Basin, is a cricket ground in Wellington, New Zealand. It is used for Test cricket, Test matches, and is the main home ground of t ...

. He began representing Wellington in December 1903. He had his best season in 1905-06 when he finished at the top of the New Zealand first-class batting averages with 286 runs at an average of 57.20. In Wellington's match against Hawke's Bay he opened the batting on the first day and made 165, which set a Wellington first-class record that stood for several years. He was third out when the score was 245 for 3, after hitting four sixes and 22 fours. Largely thanks to his innings Wellington made 409 for 8 on the first day despite losing time to rain. He did not bowl in Hawke's Bay's first innings, but he opened the bowling in their second innings and took 5 for 37, bowling unchanged through the innings of 59 all out. Redgrave moved to

Hastings Hastings ( ) is a seaside town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England, east of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to th ...

in 1906 and played a few matches for Hawke's Bay. He died in Sydney in 1931, leaving a widow, Annie, and two daughters.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Redgrave, Bill 1881 births 1931 deaths Cricketers from Sydney Wellington cricketers Hawke's Bay cricketers