▁Zealand ▁Institute ▁and ▁the ▁Well ington ▁Philosoph ical ▁Society . ▁His ▁brothers ▁Arthur ▁and ▁Ross ▁were , ▁like ▁him , ▁first - class ▁cr ick eters . ▁All ▁four ▁brothers ▁were ▁prominent ▁tennis ▁players ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁A ▁free - sc oring ▁b ats man ▁who ▁sometimes ▁opened ▁the ▁inn ings , ▁and ▁a ▁fine ▁fields man , ▁Charles ▁G ore ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁cr icket ▁team ' s ▁first ▁first - class ▁match , ▁against ▁the ▁tour ing ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 - 9 4 . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁highest ▁score ▁of ▁ 5 7 ▁when ▁he ▁and ▁Arnold ▁Williams ▁added ▁ 1 3 7 ▁for ▁the ▁fourth ▁w icket ▁for ▁Well ington ▁against ▁Can ter bury ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 - 9 7 . ▁ ▁A ▁popular ▁member ▁of ▁sport ing ▁and ▁social ▁circles ▁in ▁Well ington , ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁Crown ▁Land s ▁Office . ▁He ▁died ▁of ▁p neum onia ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 1 3 ▁death s ▁Category : C rick eters ▁from ▁Well ington ▁City ▁Category : Well ington ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : Pre - 1 9 3 0 ▁New ▁Zealand ▁representative ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁p neum onia <0x0A> </s> ▁Sh rew s bury ▁Township ▁is ▁a ▁town