William Haywood (cricketer)
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William John Haywood was an English
first-class cricket
er, who played one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
in 1878, against Middlesex
at Bramall Lane, Sheffield
. Middlesex won by an innings and 94 runs.
Born in Upper Hallam, Sheffield, Yorkshire
, England
, Haywood was a right arm medium fast bowler, and he bowled Isaac Walker for 59, taking his only wicket at a cost of 14 runs. Haywood scored a duck
and seven in his two innings. He also played for Hunslet Cricket Club against the Gentlemen of Canada in a non first-class fixture in 1880.
Haywood died in Walkley, Sheffield in January 1912.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er, who played one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
in 1878, against Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
at Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
. Middlesex won by an innings and 94 runs.
Born in Upper Hallam, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, England
England
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, Haywood was a right arm medium fast bowler, and he bowled Isaac Walker for 59, taking his only wicket at a cost of 14 runs. Haywood scored a duck
Duck (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a duck refers to a batsman's dismissal for a score of zero.-Origin of the term:The term is a shortening of the term "duck's egg", the latter being used long before Test cricket began...
and seven in his two innings. He also played for Hunslet Cricket Club against the Gentlemen of Canada in a non first-class fixture in 1880.
Haywood died in Walkley, Sheffield in January 1912.