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William Brinsley
William Richard Brinsley (9 March 1887 – 21 January 1959) was a New Zealand cricketer, manufacturer and sports administrator. He played two first-class cricket, first-class matches for Otago cricket team, Otago in 1917/18. Brinsley attended Otago Boys' High School in Dunedin, and later was one of the founders and the first captain of the Old Boys Cricket Club in Dunedin senior cricket. He became a prominent sports administrator in Dunedin. Among the offices he held, he was president of the Otago Cricket Association, president of the Otago Lawn Tennis Association, and president of the Dunedin Badminton Club. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1957 Birthday Honours (New Zealand), 1957 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to the community in the field of sport. Brinsley was the managing director of Radiation (N.Z.) Ltd, manufacturers of coal and gas cooking ranges. References External links * 1887 births 1959 deaths People educ ... [...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] |
