Victor du Chateau
Victor Henry du Chateau (1 August 1911 – 29 September 2005) was a New Zealander who played six first-class cricket matches for Wellington between 1932 and 1940.[1]
A left-handed opening batsman, du Chateau played two matches for Wellington in 1932-33 and one in 1936-37 with no great success. Playing for Wellington College Old Boys, he began the Wellington club season in 1939-40 with three centuries, and at one stage had scored 475 runs at an average of 158.33.[2] He was subsequently selected for all three Plunket Shield matches in 1939-40, but made only 83 runs.[3]
He served as a gunner in New Caledonia during the Second World War.[4]
References
- ^ "Player Profile: Victor du Chateau". CricInfo. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ New Zealand Herald, 18 December 1939, p. 13.
- ^ "Batting in each season by Victor du Chateau". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Letters to Victor Henry du Chateau". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 23 January 2015.