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Frederick Liggins
Frederick Collingwood Liggins (5 June 1873 – 28 May 1926) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played eight first-class cricket, first-class matches for Otago cricket team, Otago between the 1896–97 and 1900–01 seasons. Liggins was born at Dunedin in 1873 and educated at Otago Boys' High School in the city.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 80. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Available onlineat the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.) He was described as a "batsman of the steady and slow order". His highest score for Otago was the 25 he scored against the touring Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1896–97, Australians in 1896–97 when Otago needed 82 to win the match in their second innings but were dismissed for 64. Described in an obituary as "well known throughout New Zealand as a cricketer", in his eight first-class matches he scored a total of 129 runs. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunedin
Dunedin ( ; mi, Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from , the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The city has a rich Scottish, Chinese and Māori heritage. With an estimated population of as of , Dunedin is both New Zealand's seventh-most populous metro and urban area. For historic, cultural and geographic reasons the city has long been considered one of New Zealand's four main centres. The urban area of Dunedin lies on the central-eastern coast of Otago, surrounding the head of Otago Harbour, and the harbour and hills around Dunedin are the remnants of an extinct volcano. The city suburbs extend out into the surrounding valleys and hills, onto the isthmus of the Otago Peninsula, and along the shores of the Otago Harbour and the Pacific Ocean. Archaeological evidence points to lengthy occupation of the area by Māori prior to the ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
