Will Inge

William Walter Inge (29 November 1907 18 March 1991) was an English cricketer. Inge was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper.

Will Inge
Personal information
Full name
William Walter Inge
Born(1907-11-29)29 November 1907
Holmwood, Surrey, England
Died18 March 1991(1991-03-18) (aged 83)
Rugby, Warwickshire, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
RelationsFrancis Inge (great-uncle)
John Inge (great-uncle)
William Inge (great-uncle)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1930Minor Counties
1930Oxford University
19281955Oxfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 20
Batting average 10.00
100s/50s /
Top score 9*
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 2/4
Source: Cricinfo, 6 May 2012

Inge was born at Holmwood, Surrey, where his father, Rev. Charles Cuthbert Inge, was then vicar. Inge's grandfather was William Inge, Provost of Worcester College, Oxford; his uncle was William Ralph Inge, Dean of St Paul's Cathedral. His grandfather and two great-uncles (Francis Inge and John Inge) had all played first-class cricket.

Inge made his debut in county cricket for Oxfordshire against Cambridgeshire in the 1928 Minor Counties Championship. Three seasons later in 1930 while attending the University of Oxford, he made his first-class debut for Oxford University against Glamorgan at the University Parks, in what was his only first-class appearance for the university.[1] In that same season he was selected to play for a combined Minor Counties team, making two first-class appearances against Wales at Penrhyn Avenue, Rhos-on-Sea, and Lancashire at Old Trafford.[1] These two appearances bought him limited success, with 19 runs and behind the stumps a single catch and three stumpings.[2] He continued to play Minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire prior to World War II, making 68 appearances.[3] After the war he made a further 94 Minor Counties Championship appearances for Oxfordshire, playing his final match against Berkshire in 1955.[3]

He died at Rugby, Warwickshire, on 18 March 1991.

References

  1. "First-Class Matches played by Will Inge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Will Inge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  3. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Will Inge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
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