William Jolley

William Jolley

Personal information
Full name	William Turner Jolley
Born	3 August 1923 Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England
Died	28 April 1995 (aged 71) Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1949–1956	Staffordshire
1947	Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 21 Batting average 21.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 13 Balls bowled 281 Wickets 5 Bowling average 26.40 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 4/31 Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 November 2013

William Turner Jolley (3 August 1923 – 28 April 1995) was an English cricketer. Jolley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Smallthorne, Staffordshire.

Jolley made his first-class debut for Lancashire against Nottinghamshire at Old Trafford in the 1947 County Championship, with him playing one further first-class match in that same season against Hampshire.^[1] He took 5 wickets in his two matches, with best figures of 4/31,^[2] while with the bat he scored 21 runs with a high score of 13.^[3] After leaving Lancashire, Jolley debuted in minor counties cricket for Staffordshire against Durham in the 1949 Minor Counties Championship. He played minor counties cricket for Staffordshire until 1956, making a total of 25 appearances.^[4]

He died at Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire on 28 April 1995.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by William Jolley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
2. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by William Jolley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Jolley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
4. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by William Jolley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2013.

External links

• William Jolley at ESPNcricinfo
• William Jolley at CricketArchive