Archibald Rigg
 | (March 2024) |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Archibald Anthony Rigg |
| Born | 18 April 1865 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Died | 2 September 1918 (aged 53) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1884/85 | Wellington |
Source: Cricinfo, 27 October 2020 | |
Archibald Anthony Rigg (18 April 1865 – 2 September 1918) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in one first-class match for Wellington during the 1884–85 season.[1]
Rigg was born at Wellington in 1865, the son of one of the early settlers of the city. He was educated at Mount Cook High School, where he played cricket, and was employed by John Duthie and Co, an ironmongers firm in Wellington.[2][3][4] He worked for the company for more than 33 years, travelling throughout the West Coast Region and North Island for a number of years before being promoted to the role of manager at the company's Wellington store.[2][3][5]
A member of the Pōneke cricket and football clubs and later the Midland Cricket Club, Rigg played both rugby union and cricket.[2][3] Considered a "fine cricketer"[2] and described as "a fast bowler and a dashing batsman",[3] his only first-class match was a January 1885 fixture against Auckland at the Basin Reserve. He scored a single run in the only innings that he batted in and did not take a wicket during the match.[6]
After suffering from lung problems for a number of years, Rigg collapsed in June 1918 and was bed-ridden until his death in September. He was married with three children and aged 53 when he died.[1][2][3][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Archibald Rigg, CricInfo. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Personal items, The Dominion, volume 11, issue 297, 4 September 1918, p. 4. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 13 May 2025.)
- ^ a b c d e Personal matters, Evening Post, volume XCVI, issue 56, 3 September 1918, p. 8. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 13 May 2025.)
- ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 113. 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 Personal notes, Greymouth Evening Star, 3 September 1918, p. 5. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 13 May 2025.)
- ^ Archibald Rigg, CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2025. (subscription required)
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