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.