OBITUARY

Evening Star, Issue 22363, 12 June 1936, Page 12

OBITUARY

DR C. E. DOLLING Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright ADELAIDE, June 12. (Received June 12, at 11.5 a.m.) The deatli is announced of Dr C. E. Dolling (49), the Australian cricket selector and a prominent member of the medical profession. He suffered from a seizure in his surgery and died about an hour later.

Dr Dolling was well known in Dunedin, being married to the only daughter of Mr and Mrs E. S. Clarke, of Woodhaugh. His wife and one son and one daughter survive him. Dr Dolling saw the last series of cricket tests between England and Australia at Home, and visited Dunedin last June. He made his first appearance in interstate cricket for South Australia while still a pupil of Prince Alfred College, this being in 1905. His interstate career was commenced under the captaincy of Joe Darling. Dr D<dhng was captain of his college eleven for three years, and also captain of tennis. In a match against St. Peter’s College he put together a score of 311. Ho subsequently captained Adelaide University; and also the Combined Universities’ team which played Sherwell’s South African team. He was abroad for seven years, and, returning to Australia after the war, he captained South Australia. On his retirement from the game he played a prominent part in cricket administration in South Australia, and was a South Australian selector for a number of years, while he was an Australian selector for six consecutive years. He also represented Adelaide University at the Australian football game. MR A. D. HUNTER The death occurred at his home at Berhampore, Wellington, of Mr A. D. Hunter (Archie), formerly a wellknown resident of Dunedin. During his residence in Dunedin he was a very enthusiastic member of the United Ancient Order of Druids, holding every office in Lodge Ivanhoe. He was a past district president of Otago, and represented the Otago district as delegate at an annual conference at . Melbourne, that being when the district was affiliated with the Victorian constitution. A very keen supporter of Rugby, he played for the Union Club. The deceased was also very prominently connected with cricket, and acted as secretary of the Albion Club for several years.' He left Dunedin-about 15 years ago and settled in Wellington.