William Oscroft

William Oscroft (born 16 December 1843 at Arnold, Nottinghamshire; died 10 October 1905 at Nottingham) was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1864 to 1882. He was mainly associated with Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and made 244 known appearances in first-class matches.[1]

Oscroft was a right-handed batsman (RHB) and a right-arm fast roundarm bowler who occasionally played as a wicket-keeper. Among the representative teams he played for were the North (1864–1879), the All-England Eleven (1865–1878), the Players (1871–1880) and the United North of England Eleven (1872–1879).

References

  1. CricketArchive. Retrieved on 13 August 2009.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Richard Daft
Nottinghamshire County cricket captain
1881-1882
Succeeded by
Alfred Shaw


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