Billy Slade

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Billy Slade
Personal information
Full name
William Douglas Slade
Born(1941-09-27)27 September 1941
Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, Wales
Died22 December 2019(2019-12-22) (aged 78)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1961–1967Glamorgan
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 67 4
Runs scored 1,482 52
Batting average 14.11 13.00
100s/50s –/3 –/–
Top score 73* 28
Balls bowled 3,027 54
Wickets 32 –
Bowling average 46.65 –
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling 4/144 –
Catches/stumpings 100/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 October 2012

William Douglas Slade (27 September 1941 – 22 December 2019)

batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Briton Ferry, Glamorgan
.

First-class career

Slade made his

half century against Leicestershire.[4] However, in the following season he made just six first-class appearances, with Slade struggling to break into Glamorgan's first eleven over the following three seasons, making eight first-class appearances in 1963, seven in 1964 and eight in 1965.[2] It was in 1963 that he made his List A debut against Somerset in the first-round of the Gillette Cup. Glamorgan progressed to the quarter-finals of the tournament, with Slade playing in Glamorgan's quarter-final defeat to Worcestershire.[5]

In 1966, Slade appeared in fourteen first-class matches, twelve of which came in that seasons County Championship.[2] He scored a total of 338 runs in this season, at a low average of 13.52, as well as passing fifty just once against Sussex.[3][6] He also made a single List A appearance in the 1966 Gillette Cup in a second-round defeat by Warwickshire.[5] The 1967 season was to be his last in first-class cricket, with Slade making ten appearances, the last of which came against Middlesex.[2] In his final season, he scored a total of 273 runs at an average of 15.16, with a high score of 42.[3] He also made a single List A appearance in a 1967 Gillette Cup second-round defeat to Hampshire at the United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth.[5] Throughout his time at Glamorgan, Slade had been unable to command a regular place in Glamorgan's starting eleven. He played a total of 67 first-class matches for the county,[2] scoring 1,482 runs at an average of 14.11,[7] with a high score of 73 not out against Derbyshire in 1963.[8] He was part of the Glamorgan team which beat the Australians in 1964, just their second defeat to a county since 1912, Slade taking two close catches.[9]

Slade was an exceptional fielder close to the wicket,[10] usually at short leg. Don Shepherd said he had “fantastic hands”.[9] In 67 matches, he took 100 catches.[7] He was also occasionally utilised as an off-spin bowler, taking 32 wickets at a bowling average of 46.65, with best figures of 4/144.[11] He also played in four List A matches,[5] scoring 52 runs at an average of 13.00, with a high score of 28.[12]

International career

He later

Wales in the 1979 ICC Trophy, captaining the team in three matches against the Netherlands, Israel and the United States.[13] Wales failed to progress from their group in the tournament, although they were not eligible for qualification for the 1979 World Cup even if they had won the event. He also coached cricket at Marlborough College, and in a number of other schools and clubs. He also ran a pub in the Vale of Neath. He suffered from dementia in his later years.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Billy Slade - a tribute".
  2. ^ a b c d e "First-Class Matches played by Billy Slade". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Billy Slade". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Glamorgan v Leicestershire, 1961 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  5. ^ a b c d "List A Matches played by Billy Slade". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Glamorgan v Sussex, 1966 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  7. ^ a b "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Billy Slade". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Glamorgan v Derbyshire, 1963 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  9. ^ a b c Coyne, James (July 2020). "Obituaries". The Cricketer. 100: 95.
  10. ^ "Billy Slade". Museum of Welsh Cricket. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  11. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Billy Slade". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  12. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Billy Slade". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  13. ^ "ICC Trophy Matches played by Billy Slade". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2012.

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