Clem Beck
Personal information
Full name
Clement Henry Beck
Born(1863-09-28)28 September 1863
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died11 November 1957(1957-11-11) (aged 94)
Dunedin, New Zealand
RoleOpening batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1884/85–1890/91Otago
FC debut20 February 1885 Otago v Canterbury
Last FC23 February 1891 Otago v Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 215
Batting average 16.53
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 48
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 March 2020

Clement Henry Beck (28 September 1863 – 11 November 1957) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played seven first-class matches for Otago between the 1884/85 and 1890/91 seasons.[1]

A solid, effective opening batsman in an era of low scores, Clem Beck made 48 on his first-class debut in Otago's victory over Canterbury in 1884–85. He batted for four hours.[2][3] He played against a touring Australian side in 1886, part of an Otago side of 22 players,[4] and top-scored for Otago with 25 in their loss to the touring New South Wales team in February 1890, winning a bat in recognition.[5][6] A month later, when Otago again beat Canterbury, he made 24 and 20 not out, the only batsman on either side to reach 20.[7] In another victory over Canterbury in 1890–91, his last first-class match, he was the highest scorer in either side's first innings, with 32.[8] He was later described as "a sturdy batsman, full of defence".[9] He played club cricket for Dunedin and Carisbrook.[10]

Beck also represented Otago at rugby union,[11] playing for the representative side 10 times between 1885 and 1888, including in the first match between Otago and Southland in 1887 and against the touring British side in 1888.[12] He played club rugby for the Montecillo and Dunedin clubs and was described in 1947 as having been an "outstanding forward".[13] He was a life member of Dunedin Football Club and the President of Ocean Beach Cricket Club.[14][15]

Beck was the head tinsmith for the Dunedin firm Kempthorne, Prosser & Co. Ltd.[16] He married Barbara Alice Walker in Dunedin in March 1893;[17] the couple had four children.[12] She died at their home in the Dunedin suburb of St Kilda in February 1935.[18] Beck died in November 1957, aged 94.[1][12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Clement Beck". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Otago v Canterbury 1884-85". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. ↑ T. W. Reese, New Zealand Cricket: 1841–1914, Simpson & Williams, Christchurch, 1927, p. 251.
  4. ↑ Clement Beck, CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2022. (subscription required)
  5. ↑ Reese, p. 282.
  6. ↑ "Omnium Gatherum". Otago Daily Times: 2. 26 July 1890.
  7. ↑ "Otago v Canterbury 1889-90". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "Canterbury v Otago 1890-91". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Otago Cricket History". Evening Star: 4. 30 October 1934.
  10. ↑ People in the play, Press, 10 November 1956, p. 5. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Cricket Notes". Lyttelton Times: 3. 23 October 1888.
  12. 1 2 3 Mr Clem Beck, Press, 12 November 1957, p. 7. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  13. ↑ Rugby veterans, Otago Daily Times, 26 June 1947, p. 2. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  14. ↑ Dunedin Football Club, Otago Daily Times, 2 March 1950, p. 8. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  15. ↑ Ocean Beach Club, Otago Daily Times, 5 October 1938, p. 12. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  16. ↑ "A Charge of Arson". Otago Daily Times: 8. 16 August 1907.
  17. ↑ "Marriages". Evening Star: 2. 15 April 1893.
  18. ↑ "Deaths". Otago Daily Times: 8. 25 February 1935.
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