Bill Cloke
Personal information
Full nameErnest William Cloke
Born9 April 1892 (1892-04-09)
New Zealand
Died18 September 1956 (1956-09-19) (aged 64)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1916–17 Otahuhu United 12 0 0 0 0
1917–23 Newton Rangers 50 10 1 0 32
Total 62 10 1 0 32
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1920 Auckland 2 4 1 0 14
1919 New Zealand 6 4 0 0 12
Source: [1]
Ernest Cloke's gravestone

Ernest William "Bill" Cloke was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.[1]

Playing career

Bill Cloke began his career playing for Otahuhu United in 1916. During the 1917 season he transferred to the Newton Rangers. Cloke played for New Zealand on the 1919 tour of Australia, where no test matches were played.[2]

On 24 July 1920 he played for Auckland against the touring Great Britain Lions. They won 24–16, becoming the first New Zealand team to defeat Great Britain on New Zealand soil.[3]

Selector

Cloke later became a selector for Auckland in the 1940s.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "NZLEAGUE.CO.NZ - Home". Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
  3. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
  4. "League Team/Merger Scheme Not To Be Changed". Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 112. 1942-05-14. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
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