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William Edward "Red" Norris (7 April 1908 – 17 October 1988) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in five first-class matches for Wellington from 1940 to 1943.

Norris played Hawke Cup cricket for Manawatu from 1926 to 1947, scoring 1242 runs at an average of 22.58 in 42 challenge matches. He captained Manawatu when they won the title from Taranaki in December 1934. He held the run-scoring record for his club, Palmerston, until 2020, with 7,018 runs.

See also

• List of Wellington representative cricketers

References

1. "Red Norris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
2. "William Norris". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
3. "William Norris". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
4. Francis Payne & Ian Smith, eds, 2021 New Zealand Cricket Almanack, Upstart Press, Takapuna, 2021, p. 173.
5. "Taranaki v Manawatu 1934-35". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
6. Heagney, George (3 February 2020). "Rob Sheary sets Palmerston club run-scoring record". Manawatu Standard. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

External links

• William Norris at ESPNcricinfo

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