William Patterson (cricketer, born 1859)

William Harry Patterson (11 March 1859 – 3 May 1946) was an English amateur cricketer who played during the latter part of the 19th century.[1][2]

For the Cambridge University and Lancashire cricketer, see William Patterson (cricketer, born 1854).

William Patterson
Personal information
Full name
William Harry Patterson
Born(1859-03-11)11 March 1859
Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire
Died3 May 1946(1946-05-03) (aged 87)
Hove, Sussex
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Right-arm slow
RelationsJohn Patterson (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1878–1881Oxford University
1880–1900Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 176
Runs scored 7,570
Batting average 26.28
100s/50s 10/31
Top score 181
Balls bowled 1,738
Wickets 31
Bowling average 33.64
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/13
Catches/stumpings 122/–
Source: CricInfo, 5 April 2009

Patterson was educated at Harrow School and Pembroke College, Oxford. A right-handed batsman who occasionally bowled, he was awarded his cricket Blue at Oxford University in 1880 and 1881. In 1881 he scored a century for Oxford against Cambridge while suffering from a broken finger.[3] He was the joint captain of Kent County Cricket Club between 1890 and 1893.

References
  1. "William Patterson player profile". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
  2. Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 428–432. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 7 August 2022.)
  3. "Mr W. H. Patterson". The Times. No. 50444. London. 6 May 1946. p. 6.
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