George Arthur Kitt (1853 – 2 February 1940) was an English-born cricketer. He played one first-class match in New Zealand for Otago during the 1886–87 season.[1][2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | George Arthur Kitt |
| Born | 1853 Shoreditch, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 2 February 1940 (aged 86–87) Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1886/87 | Otago |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 May 2016 | |
Arthur Kitt was born at Shoreditch[a] in England during early 1853,[2][3] the son of James Kitt.[4] He studied accountancy in London and later emigrated to New Zealand where he worked as a clerk in a variety of businesses. He married Caroline Jones at Dunedin in December 1883 before moving to Australia, taking up a position in Sydney.[4][5] He later moved to Campbelltown, working first as a bookkeeper for E & W Fieldhouse, a stores company, before working for 25 years as the chief accountant for Newtown Municipal Council.[4]
After playing club cricket in Dunedin for a number of years, including for the Carisbrook club,[6] Kitt made his debut for Otago in a match against a touring Australian team in November 1886, featuring in a side made up of 22 players.[b] Later in the season he appeared in his only first-class match, opening the bowling for Otago against Canterbury at Lancaster Park in Christchurch in February 1887. He took only one wicket in a heavy defeat, although he scored 17 runs in Otago's first innings.[2]
Kitt and his wife lived in Campbelltown for more than 40 years and had two children. He died at his home 1940, aged 87.[4][7]
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References edit
- ^ "George Kitt". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "George Kitt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010. 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.)
- ^ a b c d Obituary: George Arthur Kitt, Campbelltown News, 9 February 1940, p. 1.(Available online at Trove. Retrieved 9 July 2023.)
- ^ Marriages, Otago Witness, issue 1674, 22 December 1883, p. 21. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 9 July 2023.)
- ^ Carisbrook Cricket Club, Evening Star, issue 7326, 26 September 1887, p. 1. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 9 July 2023.)
- ^ Obituary: Caroline Elizabeth Annie Kitt, Campbelltown News, 7 December 1945, p. 6.(Available online at Trove. Retrieved 9 July 2023.)
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