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Robert Chadwick

Robert Chadwick

New Zealand cricketer

This article is about the New Zealand cricketer. For the U.S. Navy admiral, see Robert Chadwick II.

Robert John Montague Chadwick (16 October 1879 – 11 March 1939), sometimes known as Monty Chadwick,[1] was a New Zealand sportsman. He played first-class cricket for Otago and Hawke's Bay.[2][3]

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Chadwick was born at Dunedin in 1879. He worked as an engineer with AT Burt and Company in Dunedin before becoming a draughtsman with the company.[4][5] He was later the secretary of the Automobile Association in the Hawke's Bay region and chairman of Napier's Chamber of Commerce.[5][6] He was described in obituaries as "one of Napier's most active citizens" and as being "well-known all over New Zealand for his personality and sportsmanship".[5] He played association football for Otago and for the New Zealand national football team, touring Australia with the side in 1905.[4][5][6]

References

  1. [1]
    Obituary: Mr R. M. Chadwick, Evening Star, issue 23214, 13 March 1939, p. 14. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 8 June 2023.)
  2. [2]
    "Robert Chadwick". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Robert Chadwick". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  4. [4]
    McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 32. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
  5. [5]
    Sudden death of Mr R. M. Chadwick, Waipawa Mail, volume LXVII, issue 77, 13 March 1939, p. 3. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 8 June 2023.)
  6. [6]
    Association football, Waikato Times, volume 97, issue 15248, 26 May 1923, p. 20 (supplement). (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 8 June 2023.)


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