William Wall (8 January 1854 – 18 April 1922) was an English cricketer. Born at Wigan, Lancashire, he was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who made one appearance in first-class cricket.
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| Full name | William Wall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 January 1854 Wigan, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 April 1922 (aged 68) Southport, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Henry Wall (brother) Thomas Wall (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1877 | Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 18 March 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of Thomas Wall, the founder of the Wigan Observer,[1] Wall played his club cricket for Wigan,[2] before making his only appearance in first-class cricket for Lancashire in 1877 against Derbyshire at Derby.[3] Batting in the lower-order, Wall scored an unbeaten 17 in Lancashire's first-innings, but was dismissed without scoring in their second-innings by John Platts. In his capacity as wicket-keeper he took two catches and made two stumpings.[4]
Local parish records indicate that he was by profession a collier.[5] He died at Southport, Lancashire on 18 April 1922. His brothers, Henry and Thomas, both played first-class cricket.
References
edit- ^ "Lancashire player number 48 - Wall, Thomas". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "Teams William Wall played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Wall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "Derbyshire v Lancashire, 1877". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "Baptisms at All Saints in the Town of Wigan / Baptisms recorded in the Register for 1882 - 1884 / Baptisms for 1883". www.lan-opc.org.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
External links
edit- William Wall at ESPNcricinfo
- William Wall at CricketArchive