William Wilkinson (cricketer, born 1859)

William Wilkinson

Personal information
Full name	William Wilkinson
Born	5 July 1859 Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, England
Died	6 October 1940 (aged 81) Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Batting style	Unknown
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1892–1893	Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 34 Batting average 6.80 100s/50s –/– Top score 16* Balls bowled 250 Wickets 5 Bowling average 26.60 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 3/41 Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 May 2012

William Wilkinson (5 July 1859 – 6 October 1940) was an English cricketer. Wilkinson's was a batting style is unknown, though it is known he bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Kimberley, Nottinghamshire.

Wilkinson had told Nottinghamshire that his date of birth was 1869, in order to appear younger so as to persuade Nottinghamshire to take him on.^[1] He made his first-class debut for the county against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1892. He made four further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Lancashire at Old Trafford in the 1893 County Championship.^[2] In his five first-class appearances, he took 5 wickets at an average of 26.60, with best figures of 3/41.^[3] With the bat, he scored a total of 34 runs at an average of 6.80, with a high score of 16 not out.^[4]

He died at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, on 6 October 1940.

References

1. "Player profile: William Wilkinson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
2. "First-Class Matches played by William Wilkinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by William Wilkinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Wilkinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 May 2012.

External links

• William Wilkinson at ESPNcricinfo
• William Wilkinson at CricketArchive