William Faviell

William Frederick Oliver Faviell (5 June 1882 4 February 1950) was a British Army officer and cricketer who played for Essex between 1903 and 1910.[1]

William Faviell
Personal information
Full name
William Frederick Oliver Faviell
Born(1882-06-05)5 June 1882
Loughton, Essex, England
Died14 February 1950(1950-02-14) (aged 67)
Nairobi, Kenya
BattingRight-handed
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1903–1910Essex
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 14
Runs scored 241
Batting average 12.68
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 66*
Balls bowled
Wickets 10
Bowling average 26.10
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/40
Catches/stumpings 11/0
Source: Cricinfo, 22 July 2013

Military career

Faviell was commissioned into the 3rd (Militia) Battalion of the East Surrey Regiment in November 1900. He received a commission in the regular army as a second lieutenant in the Worcestershire Regiment on 30 April 1902,[2] and was stationed with his battalion in Orange River Colony to secure the peace after the end of the Second Boer War in June 1902. He left Cape Town for the United Kingdom four months later, on the SS Orient which arrived at Southampton in November 1902.[3]

References

  1. "William Faviell". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  2. "No. 27429". The London Gazette. 29 April 1902. pp. 2862–2863.
  3. "The Army in South Africa – Troops returning home". The Times. No. 36905. London. 22 October 1902. p. 9.


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