Full Name

William Leslie Davidson

Born

January 31, 1850, Inchmarlo, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Died

August 03, 1915, Rouen, France, (aged 65y 184d)

Colonel William Davidson (Royal Artillery) died of heart failure while holding a depot command at the base. He was widely believed to be the oldest British military casualty of the war at that time - he was 65 - and quite possibly of it's duration. Wisden said he was "a fine, free hitter, and represented the Royal Artillery at cricket, football, rackets, and billiards. In 1809 he was in the Woolwich XI, scoring 8 and 50 against Sandhurst, and had been a member of the M.C.C. since 1873." He took part in the Zulu, Afghan and Boer Wars, was mentioned in despatches twice, and received the CB in 1901.
Martin Williamson

William Davidson Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s4s6sCtSt
FC110000.00000000

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC1000-----000

Recent Matches of William Davidson

MatchBatDateGroundFormat
M.C.C. vs Cambridge U017-May-1877CambridgeFC

Debut/Last Matches of William Davidson

FC Matches

Span
1877 - 1877