John Robert Veitch (26 August 1937 – 20 December 2009) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Otago and Canterbury between the 1957–58 and 1964–65 seasons.[1]
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| Full name | John Robert Veitch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 August 1937 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 December 2009 (aged 72) Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957/58–1963/64 | Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964/65 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 20 July 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Veitch was born at Dunedin in 1937 and educated at Otago Boys' High School in the city.[2] He played cricket for the school XI,[3] captaining the side in 1954–55,[4] and played club cricket for Kaikorai Cricket Club in Dunedin.[5] From the 1953–54 season Veitch was selected in age-group sides for Otago, including playing in the Brabin Shield competition.[6]
He scored 55 runs for the Otago under-20 side against Wellington in 1953–54, "shaping well" in his innings,[7] before scoring a "well compiled" 65 against Auckland later in the season[8] and at the beginning of the 1954–55 Plunket Shield season Veitch's name was proposed as a possibility for the senior Otago representative team whilst still at school.[9] He was selected for the New Zealand Colts side at the end of the 1956–57 tournament,[10] and played in the Colts trial matches the following December.[11]
Later in the month Veitch scored 48 runs for an Otago side against a South Island Minor Associations side,[12] and towards the end of December made his full representative debut against Northern Districts in a match played at Carisbrook. Opening the batting, he made scores of 27―an innings called "a classic" by The Press[13]―and 40 runs and was retained in the Otago team throughout their victorious Plunket Shield season. At the end of the season he played for a South Island team against the North Island and for The Rest against the New Zealand national team, both matches trials for the national team squad to tour England during 1958.[6][14]
Described as a "forceful" left-handed batsman,[15] Veitch made four appearances for Otago during 1958–59 but dropped out of the team for the following season and played only four matches for the province between 1960–61 and 1963–64. In a total of 13 matches for Otago he scored 332 runs with a highest score of 43.[6] Ahead of the 1964–65 season he moved to Christchurch, joining the West Christchurch–University club side.[15] He played in five first-class matches for Canterbury during the season, scoring 132 runs, and although he played for the Canterbury B side, did not play again in senior cricket.[6]
Veitch worked as a storeman.[2] He died at Rotorua in 2009 at the age of 72.[6]
References
edit- ^ "John Veitch". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ a b McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 133. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
- ^ Schools match at Dunedin, The Press, volume LXXXIX, issue 27223, 15 December 1953, p. 5. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 8 February 2024.)
- ^ Cricket, The Press, volume XC, issue 27526, 7 December 1954, p. 14. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 8 February 2024.)
- ^ Otago Brabin Shield team, The Press, volume XCII, issue 27831, 2 December 1955, p. 14. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 8 February 2024.)
- ^ a b c d e John Veitch, CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2024. (subscription required)
- ^ Brabin Shield tourney, The Press, volume LXXXIX, issue 27235, 30 December 1953, p. 9. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 8 February 2024.)
- ^ Brabin Cup cricket, The Press, volume XC, issue 27237, 2 January 1954, p. 8. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 8 February 2024.)
- ^ Otago's choice, The Press, volume XC, issue 27524, 4 December 1954, p. 10. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 8 February 2024.)
- ^ NZ Colts team, The Press, volume XCV, issue 28167, 4 January 1957, p. 8. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 8 February 2024.)
- ^ Colts score slowly in Auckland trial, The Press, volume XCVI, issue 28454, 7 December 1957, p. 16. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 8 February 2024.)
- ^ Otago declares: 365 for 6, The Press, volume XCVI, issue 28459, 13 December 1957, p. 16. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 8 February 2024.)
- ^ Century to Sutcliffe, The Press, volume XCVI, issue 28470, 27 December 1957, p. 10. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 8 February 2024.)
- ^ Struggle for places in touring team still extremely close, The Press, volume XCVII, issue 28510, 13 February 1958, p. 5. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 8 February 2024.)
- ^ a b Few changes in senior cricket teams, The Press, volume CIII, issue 30559, 30 September 1964, p. 14. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 8 February 2024.)