William Foster (Scottish cricketer)

William John Foster (born 3 February 1934) is a Scottish former first-class cricketer and Royal Marines officer.

William Foster
Personal information
Full name
William John Foster
Born (1934-02-03) 3 February 1934
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 79
Batting average 19.75
100s/50s –/–
Top score 36
Balls bowled 18
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 March 2019

Foster was born at Glasgow and was educated in England at Harrow School.[1] He was commissioned into the Royal Marines as a second lieutenant in November 1952.[2] He was made an acting lieutenant in April 1954,[3] with promotion to the full rank of lieutenant in May 1956.[4] He was promoted to the rank of captain in January 1964.[5] Foster made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Combined Services cricket team in 1964, playing against Cambridge University at Uxbridge, and Oxford University at Aldershot.[6] He scored a total of 79 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 36.[7]

References
  1. "Player profile: William Foster". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. "No. 39705". The London Gazette. 28 November 1952. p. 6273.
  3. "No. 40184". The London Gazette. 28 May 1954. p. 3133.
  4. "No. 40892". The London Gazette. 2 October 1956. p. 5572.
  5. "No. 43211". The London Gazette. 3 January 1964. p. 85.
  6. "First-Class Matches played by William Foster". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  7. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Foster". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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