Joe Ongley

Sir Joseph Augustine Ongley (5 February 1918 – 22 October 2000) was a New Zealand cricketer and lawyer.

[1] A "correct, polished and dashing" batsman,[2] he made his Hawke Cup debut for Manawatu at the age of 17 in 1935–36.

Ongley made his first-class debut in 1938–39 for Wellington in the Plunket Shield, scoring a century in his first match against Otago.

[4] He was selected to play for New Zealand later that season against Sir Julien Cahn's XI and made 35 as an opening batsman in a match ruined by rain.

Ongley became the first-ever chairman of Central Districts Cricket Association, a position he held from 1954 to 1969.