William Woolhouse
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| Full name | William Henry Woolhouse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 January 1791 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 July 1837 (aged 46) London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm roundarm (unknown style) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1833–1834 | Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 June 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Henry Woolhouse (21 January 1791 – 14 July 1837) was an English cricketer active in the 1820s and 1830s, making seventeen appearances in first-class cricket. Born at Sheffield, Yorkshire, Woolhouse was a left-handed batsman and left-arm roundarm bowler, who played for several first-class cricket teams. He was most notable as a founding member of The Wednesday Cricket Club, which organised early county matches in Yorkshire, and along with his father-in-law George Steer he was also behind the establishment of both the Darnall Old Ground and Darnall New Ground.
Career
In 1822, Woolhouse, along with William Stratford, John Southren, Tom Lindley,
Playing seventeen first-class matches, Woolhouse scored a total of 440 runs at an average of 14.19, with a high score of 51.[3] Playing nine of his seventeen matches for Sheffield, Woolhouse scored 259 runs for the team, averaging 16.18 and making his highest score for the team.[4]
He died in London on 14 July 1837.
References
- ^ a b "The Wednesday Cricket Club". Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "First-Class Matches played by William Woolhouse". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ "Player profile: William Woolhouse". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Woolhouse". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2013.