William Oakley (cricketer)

William Oakley (6 May 1868 – unknown) was an English cricketer active in first-class play from 1892 to 1894 who played for Lancashire.

He was born in Shrewsbury.[1]

He appeared in 24 first-class matches as a bowler of left arm medium pace. He scored 144 runs with a highest score of 24 and held 21 catches. He took 55 wickets with a best analysis of six for 50.[2]

Below first-class cricket, Oakley also played for the Liverpool and District teams as well as at county level for Shropshire between 1891 and 1905, playing in 34 matches where he made a total 394 runs and took 239 wickets. He was engaged as a professional player for the cricket clubs of Sefton in Liverpool, Todmorden and Scarborough.[3]

Notes
  1. Percival, Tony (1999). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. p. 22. ISBN 1-902171-17-9.Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
  2. William Oakley at ESPNcricinfo
  3. Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998, pages 21,49.
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