William Buttress
William Buttress (25 November 1827 – 25 August 1866) was an English first-class cricketer active 1849–61 who played for Cambridge Town Club (aka Cambridgeshire) as a right-arm slow medium pace bowler.
William Buttress | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 November 1827 Cambridge, England |
| Died | 25 August 1866 (aged 38) Cambridge, England |
| Spouse |
Sarah Mott (m. 1848) |
| Children | 4 |
| Cricket information | |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm slow medium |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1849–61 | |
| 1852-53 | Shropshire |
Cricket
In 17 first-class matches, he took 83 wickets with a best return of seven for 35. He achieved five wickets in an innings nine times and ten in a match twice. He batted right-handed as a tailender and held eleven catches as a fielder.[1]
He played county cricket for Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Huntingdonshire, Leicestershire, Devon, Dorset, Cheshire, Bedfordshire and (in 1852–53) Shropshire while being professional at Shrewsbury Cricket Club.[2]
Personal life
Buttress married Sarah Mott, a laundress, in Cambridge on 25 June 1848. The pair went on to have four children. Researcher Willie Sugg indicates that he was a keen practical joker, and that he struggled financially later for long periods of his career, being apparently assisted by John Walker (a former Cambridge University cricketer).[3]
Buttress was born in Cambridge and died there aged 38, due to tuberculosis.[1][4][3]
References
- "William Buttress". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- Percival, Tony (1999). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications. pp. 9, 41. ISBN 1-902171-17-9.Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
- Sugg, Willie. "William (Billy) Buttress". A History of Cambridgeshire Cricket 1700 - 1890. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- "BUTTRESS". Cambridge Independent Press. Cambridgeshire, England. 1 September 1866. p. 8. Retrieved 27 October 2020.