 Hawksworth in 1940 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 March 1911 Nelson, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 July 1966 (aged 55) Oxford, England | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1929–30 to 1933–34 | Otago | ||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 August 2020 | |||||||||||||||
William Hawksworth OBE (3 March 1911 – 14 July 1966) was a New Zealand cricketer and doctor.
Life and career
Hawksworth was born in Nelson and educated at Nelson College from 1925 to 1928.[1] He went on to study medicine at the University of Otago, graduating MB ChB in 1935.[2] He won the university medal for obstetrics.[3]
He played twelve first-class matches as a wicket-keeper for Otago between 1929 and 1934. He represented Otago while studying in Dunedin, and played no first-class cricket after graduating as a doctor in 1935.[4]
Hawksworth worked as house surgeon at New Plymouth Hospital before moving to London in the late 1930s to continue his studies.[5] He married Roberta Jolliffe of Wellington in London in July 1940.[5]
Hawksworth served in the Medical Corps of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War II. He served in North Africa, Greece, Crete and Italy, commanding a field ambulance.[6] He was awarded the OBE for his services.[7]
After the war Hawksworth returned to England. He became a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist to the United Oxford Hospitals. In 1959 he received the degree of MA Oxon as a Fellow of University College. He served on the Council of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists for six years.[6] Among his patients in Oxford was the American actress Patricia Neal, who gave birth in 1965 after being partially paralysed by a series of strokes.[8]
Hawksworth died in Oxford after a short illness in July 1966, aged 55, survived by his widow, a son and two daughters.[6][8]
See also
References
- ↑ "Full school list of Nelson College, 1856–2005". Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006 (CD-ROM) (6th ed.). 2006.
- ↑ "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: Ha–He". Shadows of Time. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ↑ "University of Otago". Otago Daily Times: 4. 22 May 1935.
- ↑ "William Hawksworth". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- 1 2 "[Untitled]". Evening Post: 14. 18 September 1940.
- 1 2 3 "Hawksworth, William (1911 - 1966)". Royal College of Surgeons. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ↑ "William Hawksworth". Auckland Museum. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- 1 2 "Doctor Dies". Press: 14. 16 July 1966.