Hono Denham

Hono Evan Horrell Denham (18 May 1913 – 16 June 1991) was a New Zealand surgeon and cricketer. He played in one first-class match for Canterbury in 1945/46.

Life and career Denham was born in Brisbane, Australia, but brought up in Christchurch, where his father, Henry George Denham, was professor of chemistry and rector of Canterbury University College. He was educated at Christ's College, Christchurch, before studying medicine at Canterbury University College, graduating MB ChB in 1937.

Denham joined the New Zealand Expeditionary Force Medical Corps in mid-1941 and served until 1945, becoming a captain and surgical specialist and serving in North Africa and Italy. He returned to Christchurch after the war, working as a surgeon in Christchurch Hospital. He remained there until 1978, specialising in thoracic surgery.

In Christchurch in 1946, Denham married Bunty Robertson, a Scottish nurse he had met while they were both working in Oswestry before the war. They had three daughters, all of whom became nurses, and a son, who became a farmer.