William Mitchell (cricketer, born 1859)

William Henry Mitchell (20 January 1859 16 November 1929) was an English cricketer. Mitchell's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at Arundel, Sussex.

William Mitchell
Personal information
Full name
William Henry Mitchell
Born(1859-01-20)20 January 1859
Arundel, Sussex, England
Died16 November 1929(1929-11-16) (aged 70)
Southwater, Sussex, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1886Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 8
Batting average 2.00
100s/50s /
Top score 4
Catches/stumpings /
Source: Cricinfo, 16 December 2011

Mitchell made two first-class appearances for Sussex in 1886 against Kent at County Ground, Hove and Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.[1] Against Kent, Mitchell scored 3 runs in Sussex's first-innings before being dismissed by Jimmy Wootton. In Sussex's second-innings he was dismissed by the same bowler for a duck, with Kent winning the match by 4 wickets.[2] Against Nottinghamshire, he was dismissed for a single run in Sussex's first-innings by Wilfred Flowers. In their second-innings he was dismissed by William Attewell for 4 runs, with Nottinghamshire winning by an innings and 15 runs.[3]

He died at Southwater, Sussex on 16 November 1929.

References

  1. "First-Class Matches played by William Mitchell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  2. "Sussex v Kent, 1886". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  3. "Nottinghamshire v Sussex, 1886". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
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