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Keith Ollivier
Keith Morton Ollivier (2 August 1880 – 12 September 1951) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury from 1901 to 1912. He played twice for New Zealand in the days before New Zealand played Test cricket. Personal life Ollivier's middle name was the maiden name of his grandmother, Elizabeth Morton. His grandfather was John Ollivier, a politician and local Christchurch identity. His father was Arthur Ollivier, a noted Christchurch businessman, cricketer and mountaineer. Keith Ollivier was educated at Christ's College, Christchurch. He spent his working life with the Bank of New Zealand, working in several branches around New Zealand and spending ten years as a bank inspector before retiring. In Wellington, in 1912, he married Hilda von Dadelszen, daughter of the New Zealand public administrator Edward John von Dadelszen. They had one son. She died in 1937. He remarried, and was survived by his second wife, Vida, when he died at his home in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christchurch
Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / Ōtākaro flows through the centre of the city, with an urban park along its banks. The city's territorial authority population is people, and includes a number of smaller urban areas as well as rural areas. The population of the urban area is people. Christchurch is the second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand, after Auckland. It is the major urban area of an emerging sub-region known informally as Greater Christchurch. Notable smaller urban areas within this sub-region include Rangiora and Kaiapoi in Waimakariri District, north of the Waimakariri River, and Rolleston and Lincoln in Selwyn District to the south. The first inhabitants migrated to the area sometime between 1000 and 1250 AD. They hunted moa, which led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Island Cricket Team
The South Island cricket team is a representative cricket team in New Zealand. They have played intermittently in first-class matches since 1902–03 and in List A matches since 1981–82. First-class matches South Island have most frequently played against the North Island cricket team, but have also played against touring national sides. The first-class matches between South Island and North Island have often been used to help the national selectors choose teams for forthcoming tours or Test series. South Island won the first match between the two teams in 1903–04, by two wickets. North Island won the most recent first-class match in 1999–2000, part of the Shell Conference tournament, by 32 runs. In all, the two teams have played each other 12 times in first-class matches. South Island have won four times, North Island six times, and two matches have been drawn. The highest score for South Island is 167 by Graham Dowling in 1968–69, and the best innings and match bowli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Cricketers
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