Jocelyn Kallender

Jocelyn Kallender
Personal information
Full name
Jocelyn Arthur Kallender
Born(1870-02-13)13 February 1870
Brentford, Middlesex, England
Died7 October 1953(1953-10-07) (aged 83)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height6 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.92 m)
BowlingFast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1893/94–1904/05Auckland
FC debut2 December 1893 Auckland v Wellington
Last FC24 March 1905 Auckland v Hawke's Bay
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 12
Runs scored 389
Batting average 18.52
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 55
Balls bowled 791
Wickets 16
Bowling average 21.12
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/7
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 April 2019

Jocelyn Arthur Kallender (13 February 1870 – 7 October 1953) was a New Zealand cricketer, playing 12 first-class matches for Auckland between 1893 and 1904. He also won the hammer throw at the New Zealand national athletics championships in 1897.

Biography

Kallender was born in Brentford, Middlesex, England,[1] on 13 February 1870, and was baptised in the parish of Heston on 16 April that year.[2] His parents were Katherine Cicelia Kallender and George Kallender, a major in the Madras Staff Corps.[2] As a child, Kallender lived in India with his parents, and he moved to New Zealand in 1892.[3] Kallender worked at the Auckland branch of the Bank of New Zealand for 32 years until his retirement in 1928.[3]

On 14 January 1929, Kallender married Dorothea Mabel Takle (née Gribble) in Auckland.[4]

Kallender died in Auckland on 7 October 1953, and he was buried at Purewa Cemetery.[1][5] His widow, Dorothea, died in 1957.[6]

Cricket

Kallender stood six feet three and a half inches tall and weighed 18 stone during his cricket career.[7] He played 12 first-class matches for Auckland over as many seasons, from 1893/94 to 1904/05.[1] A fast bowler, he took 16 wickets at an average of 21.12, with best bowling figures of 3 for 7.[1] With the bat, he was reputedly the hardest hitter in New Zealand and a very fast scorer.[7] He scored 389 runs in 22 innings, with a high score of 55 and an average of 18.52.[1]

Other sports

At the 1897 New Zealand national athletics championships, Kallender won the hammer throw representing Auckland, with a best distance of 93 ft 7 in (28.52 m).[3][8] He also played both rugby union and association football, and was active in rowing before moving to New Zealand.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Jocelyn Kallender". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b "London, England, Church of England births and baptisms, 1813–1917". Ancestry.com Operations. 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Bank officer retiring". New Zealand Herald. 27 August 1928. p. 10. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Marriages". New Zealand Herald. 4 April 1929. p. 1. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Burial & cremation details: Jocelyn Arthur Kallender". Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Burial & cremation details: Dorothea Mabel Kallender". Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Inter-Provincial Cricket". Auckland Star: 3. 1 December 1893.
  8. ^ Hollings, Stephen (December 2016). "National champions 1887–2016" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. p. 54. Retrieved 7 April 2019.