Bill Patrick (cricketer) explained

Bill Patrick
Country:New Zealand
Fullname:William Robert Patrick
Birth Date:17 June 1885
Birth Place:Christchurch, New Zealand
Death Place:Christchurch, New Zealand
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm offbreak
Club1:Canterbury
Club2:Otago
Year2:1917/18
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:74
Runs1:3,536
Bat Avg1:27.20
100S/50S1:4/18
Top Score1:143
Deliveries1:1,945
Wickets1:34
Bowl Avg1:31.97
Fivefor1:2
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:6/36
Catches/Stumpings1:38/–
Date:1 June
Year:2023
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/38143.html ESPNcricinfo

William Robert Patrick (17 June 1885 – 14 August 1946) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Canterbury between the 1905–06 and 1926–27 seasons,[1] and captained New Zealand in the 1920s, before New Zealand played Test cricket.[2]

Patrick was born at Christchurch in 1885. He played 58 of his 74 first-class matches for Canterbury, captaining the side frequently, and made 12 appearances for New Zealand XIs as well as playing in two wartime matches for Otago in 1917–18, both against Canterbury.[3] He later coached the Southland cricket academy and was a New Zealand selector for the 1927 tour of England. Professionally he was a dealer in sports goods.[4] [5] He died at Christchurch in 1946 aged 61.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bill Patrick . 21 May 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Coach for Southland . Auckland Star . 31 October 1934 . 16 .
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/16/16934/16934.html Bill Patrick
  4. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 105. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
  5. https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/234352.html Patrick, Mr WR