William Lancaster (cricketer)

William Lancaster

Personal information
Full name	William Whiteley Lancaster
Born	4 February 1873 Scholes, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Died	30 December 1938 (aged 65) Marsh, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm roundarm
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1895	Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 7 Runs scored 163 Batting average 16.30 100s/50s –/1 Top score 51 Balls bowled 30 Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 July 2008

William Whiteley Lancaster (4 February 1873 – 30 December 1938) was an English first-class cricketer, who played seven games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1895.^[1]

Born in Scholes, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Lancaster was a right-handed batsman, who scored 163 runs at an average of 16.30, with a highest score of 51 against Derbyshire. A right arm, round arm fast bowler, he bowled five overs for 29 runs without success.^[1]

Lancaster died in Marsh, Huddersfield, in December 1938, aged 65.

References

1. Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 372. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.

External links

• Cricinfo Profile
• Cricket Archive Statistics