Frederick Wilding

Frederick Wilding

KC

Personal information
Born	(1852-11-20)20 November 1852 Montgomery, Wales
Died	5 July 1945(1945-07-05) (aged 92) Christchurch, New Zealand
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	All-rounder
Relations	Anthony Wilding (son) Cora Wilding (daughter)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1881/82-1899/1900	Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 34 Runs scored 1078 Batting average 18.91 100s/50s 2/2 Top score 103 Balls bowled 3488 Wickets 103 Bowling average 12.79 5 wickets in innings 6 10 wickets in match 1 Best bowling 7/31 Catches/stumpings 27/-
Source: CricketArchive, 14 November 2008

Frederick Wilding KC (20 November 1852 – 5 July 1945) played first-class cricket for Canterbury in the 1880s and 1890s. He also played tennis and was a noted athlete.

Early life

Wilding was born in Montgomery, Wales in 1852. His father, John Powell Wilding (1812–1872), was a surgeon. His mother was Harriet (née Farmer). He was educated at Hereford Cathedral School in Hereford and at Shrewsbury School in Shrewsbury, England. He gained admission as a solicitor in 1874.^[1]

Wilding was prominent as an athlete in the west of England. In June 1879, he married Julia Wilding (née Anthony), the daughter of a mayor of Hereford. In the same year, they emigrated from Herefordshire to New Zealand.^[1]

Life in New Zealand

Wilding became a well-to-do lawyer in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was appointed a King's Counsel in 1913.^[1] Their house, "Fownhope" in St Martins, Christchurch, had two tennis courts, an asphalt winter court and a summer grass court. He founded Wilding Park, which is today the largest tennis centre in Canterbury.^[1] He won the New Zealand Championships doubles title five times between 1887 and 1894 with his partner Richard Harman.^[2]

Their son Tony Wilding, was a world champion tennis player, and played cricket for Canterbury, but was killed in action during the First World War. Their daughter Cora Wilding was an artist and outdoor enthusiast, and founded the Youth Hostel Association of New Zealand in 1932.

He died, aged 92, in Christchurch on 5 July 1945,^[3] and was buried at Bromley Cemetery.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

References

1. Hall, Fiona. "Wilding, Frederick". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
2. "New Zealand Championships". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
3. "Frederick Wilding". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
4. "Cemeteries database". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
5. "Frederick Wilding (obituary)". Papers Past. 1945.
6. "Frederick Wilding (funeral)". Papers Past. 1945.
7. "Frederick Wilding (tributes)". Papers Past. 1945.
8. "Frederick Wilding (death notice)". Papers Past. 1945.