Lancelot Hemus
 Hemus in 1907 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lancelot Gerald Hemus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 November 1881 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 October 1933 (aged 51) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Chummy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1904/05–1921/22 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 August 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lancelot Gerald Hemus (13 November 1881 – 27 October 1933) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played 46 first-class matches for Auckland between 1904 and 1922.[1]
An opening batsman, in 1907-08 Hemus scored the first century in the Plunket Shield when Auckland beat Canterbury to claim the Shield.[2] By his last season, 1921–22, when Auckland again won the Shield, he was the highest scorer in the competition's history.[3] When the cricket historian Tom Reese chose the best New Zealand team of all time in 1936, he named Hemus as one of the opening batsmen.[4]
He died of pneumonia in 1933, leaving a widow, a son and three daughters.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lancelot Hemus". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Canterbury v Auckland 1907-08". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "Big cricket: Plunket Shield matches: Hemus' great record". Auckland Star: 2. 31 March 1922. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "The Best N.Z. Eleven". Press: 17. 3 April 1937.
- ^ "L. G. Hemus: Cricketer dies". Auckland Star: 8. 27 October 1933. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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