Alfred George Kinvig (16 March 1874 – 15 February 1965) was a New Zealand

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er and bowler. He played first-class cricket for

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between 1893–94 and 1898–99 and for Canterbury between the 1901–02 and 1903–04 seasons, and won national recognition as a bowler. Kinvig was born at Dunedin in 1874 and in 1893 was a founder member of Dunedin Cricket Club.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 76. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. "Cricket not what it used to be", '' The Press'', volume CIII, issue 30375, 26 February 1964, p. 15.
Available online
at Papers Past. Retrieved 31 May 2023.) Described as "a particularly accomplished cricketer" who played as an all-rounder,Noted name in sport, '' The Press'', volume XCIII, issue 27984, 2 June 1956, p. 3.
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at Papers Past. Retrieved 31 May 2023.) Kinvig made his first-class debut for Otago in February 1894, playing against Hawke's Bay in a match at Carisbrook, and played in a total of seven first-class matches for the representative team. He also played in a non-first-class match against the touring Australian side in November 1896.Alfred Kinvig
CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 May 2023. After moving to Christchurch, he played another three first-class matches for Canterbury, one in each season from 1901–02 to 1903–04, and played club cricket for the Sydenham-Addington club. He began playing lawn bowls in 1916, gaining a reputation as an excellent bowler throughout New Zealand. He was described as "outstanding" and won the national pairs championship in 1929 and was the sixth player to be awarded a gold star at the Christchurch Bowls Centre. He played frequently in a pair with

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, a former

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who had played first-class cricket for Hawke's Bay. Kinvig worked as a clerk. He and his wife, Emma, had four children.Deaths, '' The Press'', volume CIV, issue 30676, 16 February 1965, p. 28.
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at Papers Past. Retrieved 31 May 2023.) He died at Christchurch in 1965 aged 90.

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