William Quee
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| Full name | Robert William Quee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 September 1877 Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 February 1920 (aged 42) Hāwera, Taranaki, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1899-00 to 1904-05 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 August 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert William Quee (2 September 1877 – 25 February 1920) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1899 to 1904.
William "Billy" Quee was a batsman who played for Midland in the Wellington competition. He was selected to play for Wellington in December 1899 after consistent batting and safe fielding in club cricket.[1] On his first-class debut against Canterbury he scored 31 and 51, top-scoring in Wellington's second innings when he played "very forcibly", but Canterbury won by one wicket.[2][3]
He was unable to maintain this form, and although he was a regular member of the Wellington team for the next five years, he seldom again reached double-figures. He remained prominent in Wellington club cricket. In 1901-02 he made the highest score in the Wellington senior club season, 174.[4] In one club match he scored 11 runs off one hit: eight run by the batsmen and three overthrows.[5]
Excessive drinking led Quee into trouble with the law in Wellington in 1915.[6] He later moved to the Ōrongorongo region and then to Hawera, where he worked as a signwriter. He died at his home in Hawera of pneumonia at the age of 42.[7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Our representative team". Evening Post. 20 December 1899. p. 7. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Wellington v Canterbury 1899-00". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "Cricket: Wellington v. Canterbury". New Zealand Times. 26 December 1899. p. 3. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Cricket". Evening Post. 15 March 1902. p. 6. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "General gossip". New Zealand Truth. 15 February 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "Magistrate's Court". Evening Post. 25 March 1915. p. 8. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "Inquest". Hawera & Normanby Star. 26 February 1920. p. 4. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "Cricket". Free Lance. 10 March 1920. p. 29. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
External links[edit]
- William Quee at ESPNcricinfo
- William Quee at CricketArchive (subscription required)