William Webb (cricketer, born 1872)

William Webb (1872 29 January 1913) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played seven first-class matches for Otago between 1897 and 1901.[1]

William Webb
Personal information
Full name
William Arthur Alexander Webb
Born1872
Mosgiel, New Zealand
Died29 January 1913 (aged 40)
Dunedin, New Zealand
BowlingRight-arm bowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1897-98 to 1900-01Otago
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 83
Batting average 7.54
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 28
Balls bowled 780
Wickets 18
Bowling average 18.94
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/42
Catches/stumpings 4/-
Source: Cricinfo, 19 February 2020

A right-arm bowler, Webb's best bowling figures came on Otago's northern tour in 1899–1900, when he took 5 for 42 in the second innings in the victory over Hawke's Bay.[2] Ill-health led him to retire from cricket in his thirties, when he took up umpiring, but he died at the age of 40.[3] His Dunedin cricket club, Opoho, forfeited its next match so its players could attend his funeral.[4]

See also

References

  1. "William Webb". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. "Hawke's Bay v Otago 1899-00". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  3. "Personal". Otago Daily Times: 2. 31 January 1913.
  4. "Cricket: First Grade". Evening Star: 7. 3 February 1913.


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