Ernest Beechey

Ernest Mansfield Beechey (15 June 1886 – 23 December 1972) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington between 1906 and 1919.

Ernest Beechey
Personal information
Full nameErnest Mansfield Beechey
Born(1886-06-15)15 June 1886
Masterton, New Zealand
Died15 December 1972(1972-12-15) (aged 86)
Papakura, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1906-07 to 1918-19Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 15
Runs scored 576
Batting average 22.15
100s/50s 1/2
Top score 180
Balls bowled
Wickets 4
Bowling average 37.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/25
Catches/stumpings 9/0
Source: Cricinfo, 20 December 2018

Beechey was a batsman whose only century came in his last first-class match in March 1919, when he made 180 against Auckland. He and Wiri Baker added 252 for the second wicket, including 194 between lunch and tea on the second day of the match.[1][2] He was an excellent fieldsman, whether in the slips or in the outfield.[3]

His 158 in a senior Wellington club match in 1907-08, characterised by powerful drives, was widely regarded as the best innings in the competition that season.[4] In a non-first-class interprovincial match in 1910-11 he scored 112 for Wairarapa against Nelson, reaching his century in 61 minutes.[5] He was secretary of the Wellington Cricket Association in 1913-14.[6]

References
  1. "Interprovincial cricket". Auckland Star. 3 March 1919. p. 6.
  2. "Wellington v Auckland 1918-19". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. Touchline (19 January 1917). "Cricket". Free Lance. p. 6.
  4. Touchline (29 February 1908). "Cricket". Free Lance. p. 12.
  5. The Critic (6 January 1911). "Cricket notes". Wairarapa Daily Times. p. 7.
  6. "Cricket". Free Lance. 4 October 1913. p. 14.
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