Wilfred Bannerman
cricketer (1888-1944)
Wilfred Elles Bannerman (8 September 1888 – 8 February 1944) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in three first-class cricket matches for Otago between the 1911/12 and 1914/15 seasons.
Early life
Bannerman was born at Ophir in Central Otago in 1888, the second son of William and Agnes Bannerman. His father worked for the Bank of New Zealand and Bannerman worked as a bank clerk. He had two brothers, the journalist Hugh Bannerman and the lawyer Ronald Bannerman; all three of the brothers attended Otago Boys' High School in Dunedin.
Cricket
Bannerman played club cricket for Carisbrook Cricket Club and for the Bank of New Zealand, and made his Plunket Shield debut for Otago in December 1911 in a match against Canterbury. He played in two more first-class matches for Otago, one against Canterbury in December 1912 and the last against Southland in February 1915, as well as playing in at least two non first-class matches for the side.
War service
By the time Bannerman played his final first-class match World War I had broken out and, shortly after his final match for Otago, he joined the New Zealand Army. He passed his medical in April 1915 and was posted to the Otago Infantry Regiment. He was promoted to lance-corporal and later in the year embarked for Egypt where he served until he was declared unfit for active service on account of flat feet and varicose veins in his left foot―conditions which had been noted when he attested but which had been exacerbated by his service.
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