William Wyinks

William Wyinks (11 September 1854 – 14 September 1921) was a Scottish-born sportsman and civil servant. He played two first-class cricket matches for Otago and represented the province in rugby union.

Wyinks was born at Elgin in Scotland in 1854 and emigrated to New Zealand as a young man, settling at Dunedin in Otago. He joined the Land Transfer Department in 1878 and worked in public service for over 40 years. He was a well-known sportsman in his youth, playing rugby for the Union club and cricket for Carisbrook Cricket Club in Dunedin. In later life he played golf and fished.

On the sports field, Wyinks represented the Otago Rugby Football Union and played first-class cricket for Otago. He worked for the New Zealand Land Transfer Department for 43 years until his death in Wellington at the age of 67, when he was Registrar General of Lands and Wellington District Land Registrar. He left a widow, four daughters and a son.