Wilfrid Reay Explained

Country:England
Fullname:Wilfrid Francis Reay
Birth Date:12 June 1891
Birth Place:Wallington, Surrey, England
Death Place:Thiepval, Somme, France
Family:Gilly Reay (brother)
Batting:Unknown
Bowling:Unknown-arm fast-medium
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:5
Bat Avg1:
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:5
Deliveries1:66
Wickets1:1
Bowl Avg1:51.00
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:1/51
Catches/Stumpings1:–/–
Date:22 June
Year:2019
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/19619.html Cricinfo

Wilfrid Francis Reay (12 June 1891 − 8 October 1915) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The son of J. H. Reay, a civil servant, he was born at Wallington in June 1891.[1] He worked in the London Stock Exchange as an authorised clerk, and was married to Dorothy Katherine Livermore.[1] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University at Eastbourne in June 1910.[2] Batting once in the match, he scored 5 not out in the Gentlemen of England first-innings, while with the ball he took a single wicket in the Oxford first-innings when he dismissed Charles Hooman, finishing with figures of 1 for 51 from eleven overs.[3] He served in the First World War with the Royal Fusiliers as part of The Stockbrokers' Battalion, enlisting in August 1914 as a lance corporal.[1] He landed in Boulogne in on 30 July 1915, with his battalion sent to Tilques. He was killed in action nearby on 8 October 1915.[1] His body was never recovered and he is commemorated at the Thiepval Memorial.[1] His brother, Gilly, was also a first-class cricketer.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War . McCrery . Nigel . 2015 . Pen and Sword . 151 . 978-1473864191 . en.
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Wilfrid Reay . CricketArchive . 2019-06-22 . subscription.
  3. Web site: Gentlemen of England v Oxford University, 1910 . CricketArchive . 2019-06-22 . subscription.