William_Blackburn_(cricketer)

William Blackburn (cricketer)

William Blackburn (cricketer)

English cricketer

William Edward Blackburn (24 November 1888 – 3 June 1941) was an English amateur first-class cricketer, who played ten matches for the Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1919 and 1920.[1]

Born in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, Blackburn was a right-handed batsman, who scored 26 runs with a highest score of six not out, at an average of 3.71.[2] His right-arm fast medium bowling took 45 wickets at an average of 24.73, with a best return of five wickets for seventeen runs.[1]

Blackburn died in June 1941 in Heaton, Bolton, Lancashire, aged 52.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 364. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
  2. [2]
    "William Blackburn". Espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.


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