About Bill Gwynne
Lived 1913 – 1991 (aged 78). Bill Gwynne was a New Zealand cricketer and cricket umpire.
William Joseph Chatten Gwynne (28 June 1913 – 10 November 1991) was a New Zealand cricket umpire. He stood in three Test matches between 1956 and 1966. In all, he umpired 24 first-class matches between 1956 and 1966, all but four of them at the Carisbrook ground in Dunedin.
Gwynne married Joan Isaac in the Dunedin suburb of Caversham in October 1937. He served overseas with the New Zealand Army in World War II. Joan died in Invercargill in November 1989, and Bill also died there, in November 1991, aged 78.
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Who was Bill Gwynne?
Umpire (1913-1991)
When was Bill Gwynne born?
Bill Gwynne was born on 28 June 1913 in Dunedin.
When did Bill Gwynne die?
Bill Gwynne died on 10 November 1991 in Invercargill.
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Bill Gwynne was a cricketer and cricket umpire.
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Bill Gwynne was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bill Gwynne. https://biography.guide/bill-gwynne/
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