▁was ▁an ▁Australian ▁cr ick eter . ▁He ▁played ▁one ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁match ▁for ▁Victoria ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁and ▁after ▁moving ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁Haw ke ' s ▁Bay ▁and ▁Well ington . ▁ ▁An ▁off - sp in ▁bow ler , ▁useful ▁tail - end ▁b ats man ▁and ▁brilliant ▁fiel der , ▁F ent on ▁played ▁club ▁cr icket ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁and ▁Sydney ▁before ▁being ▁engaged ▁as ▁a ▁professional ▁coach ▁by ▁the ▁Haw ke ' s ▁Bay ▁Cr icket ▁Association ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁His ▁best ▁bow ling ▁performances ▁were ▁ 5 ▁for ▁ 7 8 ▁for ▁Haw ke ' s ▁Bay ▁against ▁A uck land ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 - 0 5 ▁and ▁ 6 ▁for ▁ 4 1 ▁and ▁ 3 ▁for ▁ 9 1 ▁against ▁O tag o ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 - 0 9 . ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁co aching , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁care t aker ▁at ▁the ▁Nap ier ▁Rec re ation ▁Gr ound . ▁ ▁He ▁left ▁Haw ke ' s ▁Bay ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁a ▁grounds man ' s ▁position ▁at ▁Athlet ic ▁Park ▁rugby ▁ground ▁in ▁Well ington . ▁He ▁carried ▁out ▁d rain age ▁works ▁that ▁made ▁a ▁great ▁improvement ▁to ▁the ▁condition ▁of ▁the ▁ground ▁in ▁wet ▁weather . ▁Play ing ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁club ▁in ▁Well ington ▁senior