Norman Grenier (birth and death details unknown) was a
cricket
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er from
Malaya
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Political entities
* British Malaya (1826–1957), a loose collection of the British colony of the Straits ...
who played a single
first-class match for
Auckland
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in 1913.
From late 1912 until February 1913 Grenier took an extended holiday in New Zealand from his home in Malaya. An opening batsman, he captained the Parnell club in the Auckland competition for the season. After a slow start, by mid-season he had become one of the leading batsmen in the competition, and made some good scores in other non-first-class matches.
He was selected to play for Auckland against
Canterbury
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in a
Plunket Shield
New Zealand has had a domestic first-class cricket championship since the 1906–07 season. Since the 2009–10 season it has been known by its original name of the Plunket Shield.
History
The Plunket Shield competition was instigated in Octob ...
match in January, but he was not successful, scoring 9 and 14, and Canterbury won easily. He returned home to Malaya late in the season on the ''
SS Maheno''.
Grenier was a regular player for the
Federated Malay States cricket team
The Federated Malay States cricket team was a team that represented the Federated Malay States in international cricket matches between 1905 and 1940. Cricket has been played in Peninsular Malaysia since the 1880s, and the Federated Malay States u ...
in its annual match against the
Straits Settlements cricket team
The Straits Settlements cricket team was the team that represented the Straits Settlements in international cricket matches between 1890 and 1940.
History
Between 1890 and 1909, the Straits Settlements played regular Interport matches against Hon ...
between 1905 and 1929. He worked in the civil service in Malaya until his retirement in 1934. He married a New Zealander, Miss A. Gillet, a teacher at the
Victoria Institution
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Kuala Lumpur
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See also
* List of Auckland representative cricketers
This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, list A or Twenty20 cricket for Auckland cricket team. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons.
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* John Ackla ...
References
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19th-century births
20th-century deaths
New Zealand cricketers
Auckland cricketers
Federated Malay States cricketers
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