Reginald William Henry Cherry (3 October 1901 – 22 December 1938) was a New Zealand
cricket
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er. He played 23
first-class matches for
Otago
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between 1919 and 1932.
Born in England, Cherry came to New Zealand with his family in 1914 and was educated at Dunedin Technical College. He worked as a commercial traveller for the New Zealand company Sargood Son and Ewen. He died when he developed complications after a minor operation, just a few days after top-scoring for his club in a senior cricket match in
Dunedin
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. He left a widow but no children.
Cherry played cricket as a batsman. His highest score in first-class cricket was his only
century
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A centennial or ...
, 123
not out
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Occurrence
At least one batter is not out at t ...
against
Canterbury
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in December 1925.
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1901 births
1938 deaths
New Zealand cricketers
Otago cricketers
Cricketers from Lambeth
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