William Attrill Explained

Willian Dunbar Attrill
National Team:France
Birth Date:March 1868
Birth Place:Northwood, Isle of Wight, England
Death Place:Edmonton, London, England
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William Dunbar Attrill (March 1868 – 1939) was a British sportsman. He was the first captain of Standard Athletic Club's football team, leading the Parisian club in 1894 to the first French football title.[1] He was also a member of the silver medal-winning French cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only time cricket has featured in the Olympics. In the only game against Great Britain, he was dismissed for a duck in both French innings, took two wickets in Great Britain's first innings, and two catches in their second.[2]

He also competed in bicycle and automobile races.

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Notes and References

  1. >Book: Gachet . Stéphane . Le dictionnaire des Médaillés olympiques français . June 2011 . 106.
  2. Web site: William Attrill . Olympedia . 24 December 2020.