Oscar Haskell
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Oscar Hungerford Haskell |
| Born | 24 April 1857 Brighton, Colony of Tasmania |
| Died | 3 September 1943 (aged 86) Southport, Queensland, Australia |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1877/78–1889/90 | Otago |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 May 2016 | |
Oscar Hungerford "Jim" Haskell (24 April 1857 – 3 September 1943) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played six first-class matches for Otago between the 1877–78 and 1889–90 seasons.[1][2]
Haskell was born at Brighton in the newly founded Colony of Tasmania in 1857.[3] His father, Thomas Henry Haskell, had been born in England in 1819 and was a senior legal clerk in what was then called Van Dieman's Land, having originally moved to Hobart with his parents in the early 1820s.[4][5]
As a cricketer, Haskell was well-known in Otago and was considered "one of the best Otago cricketers of his day".[4] He played in a side of 22 for Otago against the touring Australians in January 1878,[6] before making his first-class debut later in the season, playing against Canterbury in Dunedin. At the time Otago typically played just one match that has been given first-class status in each season, usually with Canterbury as the opposition, and Haskell played for the representative side in each of the next four seasons.[7] At this time he was considered a household name in Otago and as "among the votaries of the game.[8] He and William Crawshaw were considered "a brilliant pair of batsmen and fieldsmen",[8] Haskell often fielding as long stop.[9]
By the time of his final first-class match, a fixture against Auckland during the 1889–90 season,[7] Haskell was being described in the Dunedin press as "the old popular favourite".[10] In his six first-class matches he scored 78 runs with a highest score of 34 made in 1881–82. He also took three wickets.[7]
Haskell died 1943 at Southport in Queensland, Australia. He was aged 86.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Oscar Haskell". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ Deaths, The Courier-Mail, 13 September 1943, p. 4. (Available online at Trove. Retrieved 18 July 2023.)
- ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 64. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
- ^ a b Obituary, Evening Star, issue 16676, 7 March 1918, p. 6. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 18 July 2023.)
- ^ Obituary, The Press, volume LIV, issue 16156, 9 March 1918, p. 12. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 18 July 2023.)
- ^ Visits of Australian cricketers, Evening Star, issue 12439, 28 February 1905, p. 3. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 18 July 2023.)
- ^ a b c Oscar Haskell, CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 July 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ a b Cricket reminiscences, Evening Star, issue 16583, 16 November 1917, p. 6. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 18 July 2023.)
- ^ Some old time cricket reminiscences, Evening Star, issue 17532, 11 December 1920, p. 15. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 18 July 2023.)
- ^ Cricket Otago Daily Times, issue 8636, 28 October 1889, p. 4. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 18 July 2023.)
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