William Anderson (cricketer, born 1880)

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William Anderson
Personal information
Full name
William Henniker Anderson
Born17 April 1880
British India
Died4 April 1958(1958-04-04) (aged 77)
Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1912/13Europeans
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 26
Batting average 8.66
100s/50s –/–
Top score 14
Balls bowled 150
Wickets 2
Bowling average 44.50
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/33
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 November 2021

William Henniker Anderson CBE (17 April 1880 – 5 April 1958) was an English first-class cricketer and British Indian Army officer.

The son of John Faulkner Henniker Anderson, he was born in

Parsees and another for J. G. Greig's personal eleven against the Hindus, with both matches being played in August 1912.[4] He scored 26 runs across these matches, in addition to taking 2 wickets.[5][6]

Anderson served in the

First World War with the 33rd, earning promotion to temporary major in September 1915,[7] which became permanent in September 1916.[8] Following the war, he held the temporary rank of lieutenant colonel while holding a director of remounts in February 1919.[9] He was promoted to colonel in April 1924,[10] while the following year he made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1925 Birthday Honours.[11] In June 1928, he was made a temporary brigadier,[12] before retiring from active service in March 1930 and being granted the honorary rank of brigadier.[13] Anderson died in England at Maidenhead
in April 1958.

References

  1. ^ "No. 27107". The London Gazette. 11 August 1899. p. 5012.
  2. ^ "No. 27610". The London Gazette. 30 October 1903. p. 6619.
  3. ^ "No. 28187". The London Gazette. 20 October 1908. p. 7560.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Anderson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  5. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Anderson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  6. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by William Anderson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  7. ^ "No. 29687". The London Gazette. 28 July 1916. p. 7496.
  8. ^ "No. 30011". The London Gazette. 6 April 1917. p. 3336.
  9. ^ "No. 31399". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 June 1919. p. 7521.
  10. ^ "No. 32969". The London Gazette. 24 August 1924. p. 6497.
  11. ^ "No. 33053". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1925. p. 3773.
  12. ^ "No. 33389". The London Gazette. 1 June 1928. p. 3782.
  13. ^ "No. 33644". The London Gazette. 16 September 1930. p. 5688.

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