| Bill Redgrave | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Fullname: | William Patrick Redgrave |
| Birth Date: | 23 January 1881 |
| Birth Place: | St Leonards, Sydney, Australia |
| Death Place: | Crows Nest, Sydney, Australia |
| Family: | Sidney Redgrave (brother) |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Club1: | Wellington |
| Year1: | 1903-04 to 1905-06 |
| Club2: | Hawke's Bay |
| Year2: | 1906-07 to 1908-09 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 9 |
| Runs1: | 414 |
| Bat Avg1: | 24.35 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/1 |
| Top Score1: | 165 |
| Deliveries1: | 893 |
| Wickets1: | 20 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 29.10 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/37 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/0 |
| Date: | 15 May 2018 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/38293.html Cricinfo |
William Patrick Redgrave (23 January 1881 – 28 November 1931) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington and Hawke's Bay in New Zealand from 1903 to 1909.
Born in Sydney, Redgrave moved to Wellington from Sydney in 1903, taking a position as a groundsman at Basin Reserve.[1] He began representing Wellington in December 1903.
He had his best season in 1905-06 when he finished at the top of the New Zealand first-class batting averages with 286 runs at an average of 57.20.[2] In Wellington's match against Hawke's Bay he opened the batting on the first day and made 165, which set a Wellington first-class record that stood for several years.[3] He was third out when the score was 245 for 3, after hitting four sixes and 22 fours. Largely thanks to his innings Wellington made 409 for 8 on the first day despite losing time to rain.[4] He did not bowl in Hawke's Bay's first innings, but he opened the bowling in their second innings and took 5 for 37, bowling unchanged through the innings of 59 all out.[5]
Redgrave moved to Hastings in 1906 and played a few matches for Hawke's Bay. He died in Sydney in 1931, leaving a widow, Annie, and two daughters.[6]