George Gatehouse
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| Full name | George Henry Gatehouse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 June 1864 Sorell, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 January 1947 (aged 82) Toorak, Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicketkeeper-batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1883/84-1899/1900 | Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 September 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Henry Gatehouse (20 June 1864 – 25 January 1947) was an Australian cricketer of the 1880s and 1890s who became a senior figure in the Commonwealth Public Service in Melbourne.
Career
Gatehouse played 14 first-class matches for Tasmania between 1883 and 1900.[1] He made his first-class debut on Tasmania's tour of New Zealand in 1883–84. In the second match against Otago he became only the second batsman in New Zealand first-class cricket to carry his bat, batting throughout the second innings to finish 54 not out in an innings total of 146.[2][3] Later in his career he kept wicket, and was later considered one of Tasmania's best wicketkeepers.[4] He made his highest score of 105 in his last first-class match, against New South Wales in the 1899/1900 season.[5]
Gatehouse worked in the Tasmanian State Audit Office, before joining the Commonwealth Audit Office and moving to live in Melbourne in 1901.[4] On several occasions he served as acting auditor-general.[6] When he retired in June 1929, he was Secretary and Chief Inspector of the Auditor-General's Office.[7]
Personal life
Gatehouse married Florence Allanby in Cressy, Tasmania, in February 1888.[8] They had a son and two daughters. He died at his home in the Melbourne suburb of Toorak in January 1947, aged 82.[4][9]
Gatehouse's son Frank was a successful actor on stage and screen in the UK and US under the stage name "Frank Allenby".[10] He died in 1953.[11]
References
- ^ "George Gatehouse". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ Francis Payne & Ian Smith, eds, 2021 New Zealand Cricket Almanack, Upstart Press, Takapuna, 2021, p. 346.
- ^ "Otago v Tasmania 1883-84". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ a b c "Death Of Former Wicketkeeper". The Mercury: 20. 1 February 1947.
- ^ "Tasmania v New South Wales, 1899/00". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "Mr. G. H. Gatehouse". The Argus: 2. 27 January 1947.
- ^ "Appointments, Retirements and Dismissals". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 1129. 16 May 1929.
- ^ "Marriages in the District of Longford". Ancestry.com.au. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "Deaths". The Argus: 2. 27 January 1947.
- ^ "Australian's Stage Success". The Mercury: 5. 8 January 1948.
- ^ "Public Notices". The Mercury: 26. 10 October 1953.