William Baldock (Somerset cricketer) explained

William Baldock
Country:England
Fullname:William Frederick Baldock
Birth Date:1 August 1900
Birth Place:Wellington, Somerset, England
Death Place:Terengganu, British Malaya
Batting:Right-handed
Club1:Somerset
Type1:First-class
Debutdate1:2 June
Debutyear1:1920
Debutfor1:Somerset
Debutagainst1:Oxford University
Lastdate1:1 July
Lastyear1:1936
Lastfor1:Somerset
Lastagainst1:Surrey
Columns:1
Hidedeliveries:true
Column1:First-class
Matches1:10
Runs1:238
Bat Avg1:17.00
100S/50S1:0/1
Top Score1:63*
Catches/Stumpings1:2/–
Date:20 December
Year:2009
Source:http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/3/3418/3418.html CricketArchive

William Frederick Baldock (1 August 1900 – 30 December 1941) was an English cricketer who played ten first-class matches for Somerset County Cricket Club from 1920 to 1936. A right-handed batsman, his top-score for Somerset was 63 not out,[1] made against the Indians in 1936.[2]

William Baldock was the son of Colonel William Stanford Baldock and Mary. Baldock was working in Malaya as a Conservator of Forests and was serving as a Private with the 2nd (Selangor) Battalion, Federated Malay States Volunteer Force when he died on 30 December 1941, aged 41.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player Profile: William Baldock . CricketArchive . subscription . 20 December 2009.
  2. Web site: Somerset v Indians . CricketArchive . subscription . 9 May 1936 .