William Wild (cricketer)

William Wild (21 February 1846 — 7 January 1891) was an English first-class cricketer.

William Wild
Personal information
Born21 February 1846
Thorncombe, Dorset, England
Died7 January 1891(1891-01-07) (aged 44)
Norwich, Norfolk, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm roundarm-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1877Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 10
Batting average 10.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 8
Balls bowled 24
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 February 2010

Wild was born in February 1846 at Thorncombe, Dorset. He later made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1877.[1] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 8 runs by Fred Morley in Hampshire's first innings, while following-on in their second innings he ended Hampshire's innings of 149 all out unbeaten on 2 runs.[2] As a bowler, he was described by the Hampshire Independent as a "Southampton lad, free and graceful delivery, [with] a good pace".[3] Prior to playing first-class cricket for Hampshire, Wild was summoned to Southampton Police Court in October 1869 on charges of assaulting John Gray, a toll collector on the Itchen Bridge.[4] Wild later moved to Norfolk, where he worked as a tailor. He died at his residence in Norwich in January 1891, with his wife informing the coroner that leading up to his death he had been suffering from rheumatic fever.[5]

References

  1. "First-Class Matches played by William Wild". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  2. "Marylebone Cricket Club v Hampshire, 1877". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  3. Cricket. Hampshire Independent. 18 May 1864. p. 4
  4. Southampton Police Court. Hampshire Advertiser. 30 October 1869. pp. 6, 7
  5. Mr. Deputy-Coroner Mills. Eastern Daily Press. 9 January 1891. p. 5
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