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Gordon Patrick

Gordon Marlborough Patrick (9 November 1897 – 14 January 1964) was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. Patrick was born at Christchurch in 1897. He made a single first-class appearance for the team during the 1918–19 season in a match against Southland. He scored two runs in the first innings and recorded a duck in the second. He is also known to have played for a Waikato team against the touring England Test team in February 1930. Professionally Patrick worked as a dental technician. He died in 1964 at Wellington.

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Gordon Marlborough Patrick (9 November 1897 – 14 January 1964) was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. Patrick was born at Christchurch in 1897. He made a single first-class appearance for the team during the 1918–19 season in a match against Southland. He scored two runs in the first innings and recorded a duck in the second. He is also known to have played for a Waikato team against the touring England Test team in February 1930. Professionally Patrick worked as a dental technician. He died in 1964 at Wellington.

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  1. date of birth: 1897 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of death: 1964 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1897". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of death is "1964". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360005477

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