William Gilbert Rees

William Gilbert Rees

Self-portrait from July 1853
Personal information
Born	(1827-04-06)6 April 1827 Haroldston St. Issell's, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Died	31 October 1898(1898-10-31) (aged 71) Blenheim, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Relations	George Pocock (grandfather) George Gilbert (cousin) Walter Gilbert (cousin) W. G. Grace (cousin) E. M. Grace (cousin) Fred Grace (cousin) William Lee Rees (cousin)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1856/57	New South Wales
Only FC	14 January 1857 New South Wales v Victoria
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 31 Batting average 15.50 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 28 Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 April 2023

William Gilbert Rees (6 April 1827 — 31 October 1898) was an explorer, surveyor, and early settler in Central Otago, New Zealand. He and fellow explorer Nicholas von Tunzelmann were the first Europeans to settle the Wakatipu basin. Rees is regarded as the founder of Queenstown.