| William Beal | |
| Full Name: | William Matthew Beal |
| Birth Date: | 17 March 1877 |
| Birth Place: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Death Place: | Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Family: | Carl Beal (brother) |
| Club1: | Otago |
| Year1: | 1909/10 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 1 |
| Bat Avg1: | 1.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 1 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
| Umpire: | true |
| Fcumpired: | 5 |
| Umpfcdebutyr: | 1923/24 |
| Umpfclastyr: | 1929/30 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/21/21414/21414.html CricketArchive |
| Date: | 27 January |
| Year: | 2021 |
William Matthew Beal (17 March 1877 – 3 August 1964) was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He was born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia in 1877.[1]
Beal made a single first-class appearance for the side in the 1909–10 Plunket Shield against Auckland. He scored a single run in the match.[1] [2]
Beal later stood as umpire in five first-class matches, including the second international match in 1927–28 between the touring Australian team and New Zealand at Carisbrook in Dunedin.[3] [4] His brother, Carl, played first-class cricket for Otago and Canterbury.[5]
Beal died at Dunedin in 1964 aged 87.[6]