Harry Cave

Henry Butler Cave (10 October 1922 – 15 September 1989), known as Harry Cave, was a New Zealand international cricketer who captained New Zealand in nine of his 19 Test matches.[1]

Harry Cave
Cave in 1957
Personal information
Full nameHenry Butler Cave
Born(1922-10-10)10 October 1922
Wanganui, New Zealand
Died15 September 1989(1989-09-15) (aged 66)
Wanganui, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 46)11 June 1949 v England
Last Test3 July 1958 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 19 117
Runs scored 229 2,187
Batting average 8.80 16.08
100s/50s 0/0 2/3
Top score 22* 118
Balls bowled 4,074 25,520
Wickets 34 362
Bowling average 43.14 23.93
5 wickets in innings 0 13
10 wickets in match 0 1
Best bowling 4/21 7/31
Catches/stumpings 8/– 70/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2017

Domestic career

He played for Wellington from 1945/46 to 1949/50, then when the Central Districts side was formed he played for them from 1950/51 to 1958/59, captaining the side from 1953/54 until he retired.

In 1952/53 he and Ian Leggat added 239 for the ninth wicket for Central Districts against Otago in Dunedin.

International career

He toured England in 1949 and 1958, and Pakistan and India in 1955/56, when he captained the side in all eight Tests. He was captain in the First Test against the West Indies in 1955/56, missed the Second Test, then returned for the Third and Fourth Tests under the captaincy of John Reid. In the Fourth Test in Auckland, he took four wickets in each innings to help New Zealand to its first Test victory.[2]

References

  1. "Houghton's Hyderabad heroics". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. New Zealand v West Indies, Auckland 1955–56. Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved on 27 May 2018.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Geoff Rabone
New Zealand national cricket captain
1955/6
Succeeded by
John Reid
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