Decade Review 2009

William Wilkinson      

Full name William Wilkinson

Born July 5, 1859, Kimberley, Nottinghamshire

Died October 6, 1940, Standard Hill, Nottingham (aged 81 years 93 days)

Major teams Nottinghamshire

Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
First-class 5 7 2 34 16* 6.80 0 0 4 0
Bowling averages
Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave Econ SR 5w 10
First-class 5 250 133 5 3/41 26.60 3.19 50.0 0 0
Career statistics
First-class span 1892-1893
Profile

William Wilkinson played five uneventful matches for Nottinghamshire as a professional. During his playing career he claimed to have been born in 1869, ten years later than it was, in order to persuade the Trent Bridge authorities to take him on.
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