William Draper (cricketer)
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William Draper was an English cricket
er who played first-class cricket for Kent
from 1874 to 1880.
Draper was born at Penshurst
, Kent, and was registered at birth under William Drapper. In 1872 he appeared for Colts of England and in 1873 represented a side comprising players engaged at Prince's Club
. In 1874 he made his first class debut for Kent playing their first match against Derbyshire. It was in the second match of the 1874 season against Derbyshire
that Draper achieved his best bowling performance of 5 for 51. He carried on playing for Kent until 1880. He also played for Hastings.
Draper was a left-hand batsman and played 17 innings in 9 first class matches with an average of 7.20 and a top score of 28. He was a right-arm medium pace bowler and took 20 first class wickets at an average of 38.45 and a best performance of 5 for 51.
Draper was a first-class umpire between 1887 and 1898. He died at Tunbridge Wells, Kent at the age of 70
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played first-class cricket for Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
from 1874 to 1880.
Draper was born at Penshurst
Penshurst
Penshurst is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. The parish is located on the northern slopes of the Weald, west of Tonbridge. Within the parish boundaries are the two villages of Penshurst and Fordcombe, with a combined population of some 1,479 persons. The...
, Kent, and was registered at birth under William Drapper. In 1872 he appeared for Colts of England and in 1873 represented a side comprising players engaged at Prince's Club
Prince's Club
There were two sporting clubs in Knightsbridge, London, England, known as Prince's Club.The "Old Prince's Club" was built in 1853 and closed in 1940...
. In 1874 he made his first class debut for Kent playing their first match against Derbyshire. It was in the second match of the 1874 season against Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1874
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1874 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire earned the title of Champion County in their fourth year playing as a club. Kent joined Lancashire to make the second County side to play first class matches against Derbyshire in 1874...
that Draper achieved his best bowling performance of 5 for 51. He carried on playing for Kent until 1880. He also played for Hastings.
Draper was a left-hand batsman and played 17 innings in 9 first class matches with an average of 7.20 and a top score of 28. He was a right-arm medium pace bowler and took 20 first class wickets at an average of 38.45 and a best performance of 5 for 51.
Draper was a first-class umpire between 1887 and 1898. He died at Tunbridge Wells, Kent at the age of 70