Alfred Kinvig
Personal information
Full name
Alfred George Kinvig
Born(1874-03-16)16 March 1874
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Died15 February 1965(1965-02-15) (aged 90)
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1893/94–1898/99Otago
1901/02–1903/04Canterbury
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 May 2016

Alfred George Kinvig (16 March 1874 – 15 February 1965) was a New Zealand cricketer and bowler. He played first-class cricket for Otago between 1893–94 and 1898–99 and for Canterbury between the 1901–02 and 1903–04 seasons,[1] and won national recognition as a bowler.

Kinvig was born at Dunedin in 1874 and in 1893 was a founder member of Dunedin Cricket Club.[2][3] Described as "a particularly accomplished cricketer" who played as an all-rounder,[4] Kinvig made his first-class debut for Otago in February 1894, playing against Hawke's Bay in a match at Carisbrook, and played in a total of seven first-class matches for the representative team. He also played in a non-first-class match against the touring Australian side in November 1896.[3][5]

After moving to Christchurch, he played another three first-class matches for Canterbury, one in each season from 1901–02 to 1903–04,[3][5] and played club cricket for the Sydenham-Addington club. He began playing lawn bowls in 1916, gaining a reputation as an excellent bowler throughout New Zealand. He was described as "outstanding"[4] and won the national pairs championship in 1929 and was the sixth player to be awarded a gold star at the Christchurch Bowls Centre.[3][6] He played frequently in a pair with Henry Wilson, a former All Black who had played first-class cricket for Hawke's Bay.[4]

Kinvig worked as a clerk.[2] He and his wife, Emma, had four children.[7] He died at Christchurch in 1965 aged 90.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Alfred Kinvig". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 76. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Cricket not what it used to be", The Press, volume CIII, issue 30375, 26 February 1964, p. 15. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 31 May 2023.)
  4. 1 2 3 Noted name in sport, The Press, volume XCIII, issue 27984, 2 June 1956, p. 3. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 31 May 2023.)
  5. 1 2 Alfred Kinvig, CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 May 2023. (subscription required)
  6. ↑ The top 13, The Press, volume CXII, issue 33029, 23 September 1972, p. 16. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 31 May 2023.)
  7. ↑ Deaths, The Press, volume CIV, issue 30676, 16 February 1965, p. 28. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 31 May 2023.)


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