Frederick Wilding
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Born | Montgomery, Wales | 20 November 1852||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 5 July 1945 Christchurch, New Zealand | (aged 92)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-hand bat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Anthony Wilding (son) Cora Wilding (daughter) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1881/82-1899/1900 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 14 November 2008 |
Frederick Wilding KC (20 November 1852 – 5 July 1945) played first-class cricket for Canterbury in the 1880s and 1890s. He also played tennis and was a noted athlete.
Wilding was born in Montgomery, Wales, and gained his experience as an athlete in the west of England. He and his wife, Julia Wilding (née Anthony) emigrated from Herefordshire, England, in 1879. Wilding became a well-to-do lawyer in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was appointed a King's Counsel in 1913.[1] Their house, "Fownhope" in St Martins, Christchurch, had two tennis courts, an asphalt winter court and a summer grass court. He founded Wilding Park, which is today the largest tennis centre in Canterbury.[1] He won the New Zealand doubles title five times between 1887 and 1894 with his partner Richard Harman.[2]
Their son Tony Wilding, was a world champion tennis player, and played cricket for Canterbury, but was killed in action during the First World War. Their daughter Cora Wilding was an artist and outdoor enthusiast, and founded the Youth Hostel Association of New Zealand in 1932.
He died, aged 92, in Christchurch on 5 July 1945,[3] and was buried at Bromley Cemetery.[4]
References
- ^ a b Hall, Fiona. "Wilding, Frederick". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ "New Zealand Championships". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Frederick Wilding". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "Cemeteries database". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1852 births
- 1945 deaths
- Burials at Bromley Cemetery
- Canterbury cricketers
- New Zealand cricketers
- New Zealand male tennis players
- New Zealand Queen's Counsel
- People from Montgomeryshire
- Welsh emigrants to New Zealand
- New Zealand sports executives and administrators
- New Zealand cricket biography, 1850s birth stubs