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John Arneil

1862 – 1938

New Zealand cricketer

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Lived 1862 – 1938 (aged 75–76). John Arneil was a New Zealand cricketer.

John Arneil (1862 – 11 August 1938) was a New Zealand cricketer, rugby union player and administrator, and businessman in Auckland.

Life and career Arneil was born in India in 1862 and moved to New Zealand with his family in 1864. He attended Auckland Grammar School. He was prominent in administering the Auckland Rugby Union, of which he was president from 1915 to 1935. He was also for a time the president of the New Zealand Rugby Union. He was a prolific batsman in Auckland club and representative cricket despite being unable to practise owing to his hours of work. In 1883–84 he made 59 not out, the top score of the match and of his first-class career, when Auckland chased a target of 152 in the second innings and he steered them to a four-wicket victory over Canterbury.

Arneil joined the Auckland merchants and shipping agents Heather, Roberton Limited in 1880, and was the firm's managing director when he retired in 1933. He married Emily Caradus in 1891. They had three sons and a daughter.

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1862, India
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Auckland Grammar School

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Who was John Arneil?

New Zealand cricketer (1862-1938)

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John Arneil was born in 1862 in India.

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John Arneil died on 11 August 1938 in Auckland.

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John Arneil was a cricketer.

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John Arneil was New Zealand.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Arneil

· Wikidata: Q6219429

· DBpedia: John Arneil

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