Full Name

Edgar Willsher

Born

November 22, 1828, Little Halden Farm, Rolvenden, Kent

Died

October 07, 1885, Lewisham, London, (aged 56y 319d)

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Left arm Fast

RELATIONS

(brother)

TEAMS

Ned Willsher was a tall and slim fast bowler - whose feats were more remarkable as he only had one lung - whose place in cricket history was assured when in 1862 he challenged the existing rules regarding the bowler's arm, deliberately bowling overarm at The Oval and being no-balled six times in succession by umpire John Lillywhite. Willsher and the other eight professionals in the England team walked off and play ended for the day and the MCC soon reworked the rules to allow overarm bowling. In 1868 he led a side on a tour of Canada and the United States.
Martin Williamson

Ned Willsher Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100sCtSt
FC2674736350898912.4102330

Bowling

FormatMatRunsWktsBBIAve5w10w
FC2671649313298/1612.4110730

Recent Matches of Ned Willsher

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Kent vs Sussex13* & 84/16 & 1/1909-Jun-1873Lord'sFC
Kent vs Surrey1 & 34/6015-Aug-1870The OvalFC
Kent vs Sussex15 & 41/2606-Jun-1867GravesendFC
Kent-Sussex vs England1 & 14/55 & 6/4617-Aug-1857CanterburyFC
All Eng XI vs Utd Eng XI9 & 11*4/46 & 5/1627-Jul-1857Lord'sFC

Debut/Last Matches of Ned Willsher