William Mason (cricketer)

William Mason

Personal information
Full name	William Hayley Mason
Born	18 April 1811 Chichester, Sussex, England
Died	24 January 1865 (aged 53) Chichester, Sussex, England
Batting style	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1841–1842	Sussex
1834–1838	Sussex (pre-county club)
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 11 Runs scored 127 Batting average 6.04 100s/50s –/– Top score 38 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 February 2012

William Hayley Mason (18 April 1811 – 24 January 1865) was an English cricketer. Mason's batting style is unknown. He was born at Chichester, Sussex.

Mason made his first-class debut for Sussex against England in 1834 at the Royal New Ground, Brighton. Mason made five first-class appearances for Sussex prior to the formation of Sussex County Cricket Club in August 1839.^[1] Mason first appeared for Sussex County Cricket Club against Kent in 1841, with him making four further first-class appearances for the County Cricket Club, with his final appearance coming against Kent.^[1] In total, Mason played eleven first-class matches for Sussex, both pre-county club and after the county club's formation, scoring 127 runs at an average of 6.04, with a high score of 38.^[2]

He died at the city of his birth on 24 January 1865.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by William Mason". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Mason". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2012.

External links

• William Mason at ESPNcricinfo
• William Mason at CricketArchive