James Redfearn
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1836 Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 10 March 1916 (aged 79) Glen Huntly, Melbourne, Australia |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Role | Batsman |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1862/63 | Victoria |
| 1863/64 | Otago |
Source: Cricinfo, 12 June 2020 | |
James Redfearn (c. 1836 – 10 March 1916) was an Australian cricketer and race-horse trainer. He played one first-class cricket match for Victoria during the 1862–63 season and one in New Zealand for Otago in 1863–64.[1]
Redfearn was born in Yorkshire in England in 1836.[2] He played for Victoria against New South Wales in February 1863[3] before captaining Otago to victory over Canterbury in 1863–64 in the first first-class match played in New Zealand. In the extremely low-scoring match, his innings of 14 and 13 made him the second-highest scorer on either side[4] and he was described by Wisden after his death as a "good bat and very powerful hitter" who was also "good in the field".[5]
Later Redfearn was a prominent trainer and breeder of race-horses in Victoria. After running stables in Ararat, Geelong, and then Williamstown, he set up an establishment next to Melbourne's Caulfield Racecourse in 1888, and lived in nearby Glen Huntly.[6] Among his successes, he bred and trained Malvolio, the winner of the Melbourne Cup in 1891; his son George was the jockey.[2][7]
Redfearn married Elspeth Denham in the Victorian town of Streatham in October 1865.[8] He died in Glen Huntly in March 1916, aged 79.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "James Redfearn". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ a b McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 110. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
- ^ James Redfearn, CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 December 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ "Otago v Canterbury 1863-64". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ Mr James Redfearn, Other deaths in 1916, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1917. (Available online at CricInfo. Retrieved 14 December 2023.)
- ^ "Sporting Topics". Sportsman: 5. 8 August 1888.
- ^ a b "Death of Mr. James Redfearn". The Argus: 6. 10 March 1916.
- ^ "Marriages". Ballarat Star: 2. 6 October 1865.
- 1830s births
- 1916 deaths
- 19th-century Australian sportspeople
- Australian cricketers
- Otago cricketers
- Victoria cricketers
- Cricketers from Yorkshire
- Australian horse trainers
- Australian racehorse owners and breeders
- 19th-century Australian businesspeople
- People from Glen Huntly, Victoria
- English emigrants to colonial Australia
- Sportsmen from Victoria (state)
- British emigrants to the Colony of Victoria