Vernon McArley
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Vernon Aubrey Clinton McArley |
| Born | 29 September 1923 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand |
| Died | 4 July 2019 (aged 95) Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1947/48–1957/58 | Otago |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 May 2016 | |
Vernon Aubrey Clinton McArley (29 September 1923 – 4 July 2019) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in six first-class matches for Otago between the 1947–48 and 1957–58 seasons.[1][2]
McArley was born at
Following the war McArley made his first-class debut for Otago in a March 1948 match against the touring Fiji national cricket team played at Carisbrook. Opening the bowling he took two wickets in the match and made scores of 27 and 11 not out. The 27 runs he scored in his first innings in top-level cricket remained his highest score as a batsman. He went on to play in all four of Otago's 1951–52 Plunket Shield fixtures taking only one wicket, before making a single representative appearance against Canterbury in January 1958, taking three wickets, his best return as a bowler in first-class cricket.[2]
McArley worked as a teacher and then as the principal of DNI school.[3] He died at Dunedin in 2019 at the age of 95.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Vernon McArley". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Vern McArley". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
- Auckland Museum. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ Elder V (2016) Students keep cycle of generosity going, Otago Daily Times, 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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