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Henry Holderness

1889 – 1974

New Zealand cricketer

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Lived 1889 – 1974 (aged 85). Henry Holderness was a New Zealand cricketer.

Henry Victor Angel Holderness (24 May 1889 – 17 July 1974), often known as Victor Holderness, was a New Zealand cricketer. He played a single first-class match for Otago during the 1918–19 season.

Holderness was born at Dunedin in 1889 and lived in the Mornington area of the city. He attended High Street School and played club cricket and association football for Mornington clubs, as well as rugby union for the Zingari club in the Dunedin. During World War I he served as a field artillery gunner in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. He was wounded in the left leg 1915 whilst serving at Gallipoli. He was promoted to the rank of Bombardier and later served on the Western Front in France.

A well known club cricketer who was considered "a really good bowler", Holderness won a junior representative cap for Otago before the war,

Holderness died at Dunedin in 1974 at the age of 85. His wife Emily died in 1979 at the age of 81.

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Who was Henry Holderness?

New Zealand cricketer (1889-1974)

When was Henry Holderness born?

Henry Holderness was born on 24 May 1889.

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Henry Holderness died on 17 July 1974.

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Henry Holderness was a cricketer.

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Henry Holderness was New Zealand.

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· Wikipedia: Henry Holderness

· Wikidata: Q5723121

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