William Lancaster (cricketer)
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William Whiteley Lancaster (4 February 1873 – 30 December 1938) was an English
first-class cricket
er, who played seven games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
in 1895.
Born in Scholes, Huddersfield
, Yorkshire
, Lancaster was a right-handed batsman, who scored 163 runs at an average of 16.30, with a highest score of 51 against Derbyshire
. A right arm, round arm fast bowler, he bowled five overs for 29 runs without success.
Lancaster died in Marsh, Huddersfield, in December 1938, aged 65.
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 seven games 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 1895.
Born in Scholes, Huddersfield
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
, 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...
, Lancaster was a right-handed batsman, who scored 163 runs at an average of 16.30, with a highest score of 51 against Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
. A right arm, round arm fast bowler, he bowled five overs for 29 runs without success.
Lancaster died in Marsh, Huddersfield, in December 1938, aged 65.