Leo Prime

Leo Prime
Personal information
Full name
Frederick Leopold Prime
Born(1884-11-19)19 November 1884
Auckland, New Zealand
Died21 May 1923(1923-05-21) (aged 38)
Auckland, New Zealand
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 June 2016

Frederick Leopold Prime (19 November 1884 – 21 May 1923) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played two first-class matches for Auckland in 1907/08.[1][2]

In Auckland cricket Leo Prime was regarded as "a brilliant field and a solid and forceful batsman", as well as a useful bowler and wicket-keeper.[3] On his first-class debut he was a member of the Auckland team that won the first-ever challenge match for the Plunket Shield when they beat Canterbury in December 1907.[3][4]

Prime married Doris Gittos in Auckland in November 1912.[5] He ran a furniture shop in Karangahape Road, Auckland.[6] He was a talented cellist who often appeared in amateur performances in Auckland.[7][3]

Prime died at his home in the Auckland suburb of Devonport in May 1923 after a short illness, aged 38.[3][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Leopold Prime". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Leopold Prime". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "Cricket". Auckland Star: 11. 29 May 1923.
  4. ^ "Canterbury v Auckland 1907-08". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  5. ^ "The Social Sphere". Observer: 8. 16 November 1912.
  6. ^ "Borough Administration". Wanganui Herald: 8. 19 April 1915.
  7. ^ "Entertainments". Northern Advocate: 3. 16 October 1918.
  8. ^ "Deaths". New Zealand Herald: 1. 22 May 1923.


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