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Chester Holland
Chester Arthur Holland (26 August 1888 – 10 November 1976) was a New Zealand cricketer who played one match for New Zealand in the days before New Zealand played Test cricket. Early life and career Holland was born in Bunnythorpe and educated at Palmerston North Boys' High School. He moved to Wanganui in 1907. An opening bowler who also often made useful runs in the middle and lower order, Chester Holland spent most of his career playing non-first-class cricket for Wanganui. In 1909-10 he took 6 for 58 against the touring Australians. In 1912-13, when Wanganui played their first match in the Hawke Cup, Holland took 5 for 14 and 3 for 11 against South Taranaki, in a match Wanganui won by an innings and 393 runs. In 1913-14 Wanganui dominated the Hawke Cup, winning all three matches, Holland taking 33 wickets at an average of 8.39. He took 4 for 79 for Wanganui against the touring Australians in February 1914, and after New Zealand's loss to Australia in the first of two inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunnythorpe
Bunnythorpe is a village in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island, north of the region's major city, Palmerston North. Dairy farms predominate the surrounding area but the community facilities include Bunnythorpe School, with a roll of about 80 pupils as of 2010 as well as a Rugby Football Club, Country Club and several manufacturing plants. The population was 686 in the 2018 census. History The North Island Main Trunk Railway passed over government owned land, which was subdivided and later became Bunnythorpe. The village takes its name from Henry Bunny, the Secretary-Treasurer of the Wellington Provincial Council, which functioned from 1853 to 1876. On the other side of the rail line, the town of Mugby Junction was to be established. It was proposed in 1878, that the link between the North Island Main Trunk and the Napier line would be here. However plans changed and the junction was located at Palmerston North. The building of Mugby Junction never event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
