▁ ▁Cr icket ▁career ▁Wilson ▁G arr ard ▁made ▁his ▁first - class ▁debut ▁as ▁A uck land ' s ▁w icket - keeper ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 – 1 9 . ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁six ▁seasons ▁he ▁and ▁Richard ▁Row nt ree ▁shared ▁the ▁w icket - keep ing ▁position ▁for ▁A uck land , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁both ▁playing ▁for ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁highest ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 4 ▁for ▁A uck land ▁against ▁Well ington ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 – 2 5 . ▁Row nt ree ▁was ▁un available ▁for ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁two ▁matches ▁against ▁the ▁tour ing ▁Vict ori ans ▁later ▁that ▁season , ▁and ▁G arr ard ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁match , ▁replacing ▁James ▁Cond l iffe . ▁It ▁was ▁his ▁last ▁first - class ▁match . ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁usually ▁played ▁as ▁a ▁w icket - keeper , ▁in ▁a ▁senior ▁match ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁club ▁in ▁A uck land ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁he ▁bow led ▁an ▁over ▁with ▁his ▁left ▁arm , ▁another ▁with ▁his ▁natural ▁right ▁arm , ▁then ▁a ▁third ▁with ▁his ▁left , ▁taking ▁a ▁w icket ▁in ▁each ▁over , ▁for ▁ 1 3 ▁runs . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁G arr ard ▁gave ▁up ▁his ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁career ▁to ▁concent rate ▁on ▁his ▁law ▁practice . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Rot or ua ▁and ▁later ▁to ▁Cambridge ▁in