George Heenan

George Charles Heenan (13 September 1855 – 24 October 1912) was a New Zealand cricketer, schoolteacher and geologist.

He was born in India, grew up in Ireland, lived for about 30 years in New Zealand, and died in Burma.

He moved to New Zealand in 1880,[1] and held positions as a schoolteacher in Wellington and in the Taranaki region, where he was headmaster at Waipuku[2] and Ōpunake.

"[9] Playing against Hawke's Bay in April 1887 he scored 146 not out,[10] which was the first century for Wellington in first-class cricket.

[11] On the first day of the match, Hawke's Bay made 164, and Heenan went to the wicket with Wellington's score at 103 for 4.