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”’Ewen Henry John Cameron”’ (1 March 1921 &ndash; 12 January 1997) was a New Zealand [[cricket]]er. He played five [[first-class cricket|first-class]] matches for [[Otago cricket team|Otago]] in the 1953–54 and 1954–55 seasons.<ref name=ci>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/36650.html |title=Ewen Cameron |accessdate=6 May 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

”’Ewen Henry John Cameron”’ (1 March 1921 &ndash; 12 January 1997) was a New Zealand [[cricket]]er. He played five [[first-class cricket|first-class]] matches for [[Otago cricket team|Otago]] in the 1953–54 and 1954–55 seasons.<ref name=ci>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/36650.html |title=Ewen Cameron |accessdate=6 May 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

Cameron was born at [[Dunedin]] in 1921 and worked a country schoolteacher who was famous locally for writing [[Musical theatre|musicals]].<ref name=wis98>Cameron, Ewen Henry John, Obituaries in 1997, ”[[Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack]]” 1998, p. 1424. ([https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228769.html Available online]. Retrieved 30 May 2023.)</ref> He was educated at [[Waitaki Boys’ High School]]<ref name=mc>McCarron A (2010) ”New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010”, p. 29. Cardiff: [[The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians]]. {{isbn|978 1 905138 98 2}}</ref> and made his representative debut for Otago at the age of 32―”[[Wisden]]” said “belatedly”―taking two wickets on debut, conceding just 30 runs from 32 overs.<ref name=wis98/> He died in 1997 at [[Clyde, New Zealand|Clyde]] in [[Central Otago]] at the age of 75. Obituaries were published in the 1997 ”New Zealand Cricket Almanack” and in ”[[Wisden]]” the following year.<ref name=wis98/><ref name=mc/>

Cameron was born at [[Dunedin]] in 1921 and worked a country schoolteacher who was famous locally for writing [[Musical theatre|musicals]].<ref name=wis98>Cameron, Ewen Henry John, Obituaries in 1997, ”[[Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack]]” 1998, p. 1424. ([https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228769.html Available online]. Retrieved 30 May 2023.)</ref> He was educated at [[Waitaki Boys’ High School]]<ref name=mc>McCarron A (2010) ”New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010”, p. 29. Cardiff: [[The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians]]. {{isbn|978 1 905138 98 2}}</ref> and made his representative debut for Otago at the age of 32―”[[Wisden]]” said “belatedly”―taking two wickets on debut, conceding just 30 runs from 32 overs.<ref name=wis98/> He died in 1997 at [[Clyde, New Zealand|Clyde]] in [[Central Otago]] at the age of 75. Obituaries were published in the 1997 ”New Zealand Cricket Almanack” and in ”[[Wisden]]” the following year.<ref name=wis98/><ref name=mc/>

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Latest revision as of 03:34, 30 November 2025

New Zealand cricketer

Ewen Cameron

Full name

Ewen Henry John Cameron

Born (1921-03-01)1 March 1921
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Died 12 January 1997(1997-01-12) (aged 75)
Clyde, Central Otago, New Zealand
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Left-arm medium-fast
Years Team
1953/54–1954/55 Otago

Ewen Henry John Cameron (1 March 1921 – 12 January 1997) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played five first-class matches for Otago in the 1953–54 and 1954–55 seasons.[1]

Cameron was born at Dunedin in 1921 and worked a country schoolteacher who was famous locally for writing musicals.[2] He was educated at Waitaki Boys’ High School[3] and made his representative debut for Otago at the age of 32―Wisden said “belatedly”―taking two wickets on debut, conceding just 30 runs from 32 overs.[2] He died in 1997 at Clyde in Central Otago at the age of 75. Obituaries were published in the 1997 New Zealand Cricket Almanack and in Wisden the following year.[2][3]

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