William Mechen

William Mechen

Personal information
Full name	William Mechen
Born	1 August 1852 Southwick, Sussex, England
Died	10 March 1880 (aged 27) Southwick, Sussex, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1876–1879	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 43 Batting average 5.37 100s/50s –/– Top score 20 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 December 2011

William Mechen (8 January 1852 – 10 March 1880) was an English cricketer. Mechen was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Southwick, Sussex.

Mechen made his first-class debut for Sussex against Gloucestershire at County Ground, Hove in 1876. He made three further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against Kent in 1879 at the Old County Ground, West Malling.^[1] In his four first-class matches, he scored 43 runs at an average of 5.37, with a high score of 20.^[2]

He died at the village of his birth on 10 March 1880.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by William Mechen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Mechen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2011.

External links

• William Mechen at ESPNcricinfo
• William Mechen at CricketArchive