William Holmes (cricketer)

William Holmes

Personal information
Full name	William Holmes
Born	29 October 1885 Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England
Died	6 December 1951 (aged 66) Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1919	Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 33 Batting average 16.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 19 Balls bowled 288 Wickets 4 Bowling average 26.25 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 2/50 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 February 2013

William Holmes (29 October 1885 – 6 December 1951) was an English cricketer. Holmes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Eastwood, Nottinghamshire.

Holmes made two first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in the 1919 County Championship against Yorkshire and Lancashire.^[1] He scored a total of 33 runs in his two matches, at an average of 16.50 and a high score of 19.^[2] With the ball he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 26.25, with best figures of 2/50.^[3]

He died at Doncaster, Yorkshire on 6 December 1951.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by William Holmes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Holmes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by William Holmes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 February 2013.

External links

• William Holmes at ESPNcricinfo
• William Holmes at CricketArchive