William May (date of birth unknown – 5 August 1888) was an English cricketer. May's batting style is unknown. He was christened at Linton, Kent on 20 April 1808.[1]
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| Full name | William May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 August 1888 Linton, Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1834 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 December 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
May made a single first-class appearance for Kent against England at the West Kent Cricket Club Ground in 1834.[2] May was dismissed by Tom Marsden for 3 runs in Kent's first-innings total of 127. In response England made 130, while in Kent's second-innings he was dismissed for 3 runs by William Lillywhite, with Kent making just 35 runs. This left England with a target of 33, which was chased down for the loss of just one wicket.[3] This was his only major appearance for Kent.
He died at Linton, Kent on 5 August 1888.
References
edit- ^ Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), p. 380. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William May". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
- ^ "Kent v England". CricketArchive. 12 August 1834. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
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