Sir William Bruce, 9th Baronet explained

Country:Scotland
Fullname:William Cunningham Bruce
Birth Date:20 September 1825
Birth Place:Bombay, Bombay Presidency,
British India
Death Place:Windsor, Berkshire, England
Batting:Unknown
Bowling:Unknown
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:2
Runs1:23
Bat Avg1:5.75
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:12
Deliveries1:4
Wickets1:0
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:–/–
Date:20 July
Year:2020
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/10533.html Cricinfo

Sir William Cunningham Bruce, 9th Baronet (20 September 1825 – 29 May 1906) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.

The son of William Cunningham Bruce and Jane Catherine Clark, he was born in British India at Bombay in September 1825.[1] Bruce served in the British Army with the 74th Highlanders, reaching the rank of captain.[2] A keen cricketer, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Gentlemen of England at Canterbury in 1844 and 1846.[3] He scored 23 runs in his two first-class matches, with a high score of 12.[4] Bruce succeeded his uncle, Sir Michael Bruce, as the 9th Baronet of the Bruce baronets of Stenhouse upon his death in December 1862.[2] He was a magistrate for Stirlingshire and served as a deputy lieutenant for the county.[2] Bruce died in England at Windsor in May 1906. Upon his death, he was succeeded as the 10th Baronet by his son, Sir William Waller Bruce, one of three children he had with Charlotte Isabella O'Grady, who he married in 1850.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sir William Cunningham Bruce, 9th Bt. . www.thepeerage.com . 2020-07-20.
  2. Book: Walford, Edward . The County Families of the United Kingdom . Robert Hardwicke . 1871 . 6 . 144 . en.
  3. Web site: First-Class Matches played by William Bruce . CricketArxhive . 2020-07-20 . subscription.
  4. Web site: First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Bruce . CricketArxhive . 2020-07-20 . subscription.