William Robertson (Otago cricketer)

William Robertson
Personal information
Full name
William Alexander Robertson
Born (1940-09-22) 22 September 1940 (age 84)
Ranfurly, Central Otago, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1960/61–1968/69Southland
1960/61Otago
Source: CricInfo, 22 May 2016

William Alexander Robertson (born 22 September 1940) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played four first-class matches for Otago during the 1960–61 season.[1]

Robertson was born at Ranfurly in Central Otago in 1940.[2] He played for Southland from the 1957–58 season, including in the Hawke Cup between 1960–61 and 1968–69, and for Otago age-group sides between 1958–59 and 1962–63.[3]

All four of Robertson's first-class appearances for Otago came during the 1960–61 season. A right-handed batsman, he made his debut in the province's first Plunket Shield match of the season against Canterbury at Carisbrook as a replacement for Artie Dick who had injured his hand.[4] After scoring 22 runs in his first innings before recording a duck in his second, Robertson retained his place in the side, although this remained his highest first-class score. He dropped out of the Otago side for the final Shield match of the season after having made a total of 43 runs in seven first-class innings.[3]

References

  1. ^ William Robertson, CricInfo. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 114. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
  3. ^ a b Bill Robertson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 December 2023. (subscription required)
  4. ^ Plunket Shield matches, The Press, volume XCIX, issue 29389, 16 December 1960, p. 8. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 18 December 2023.)