William Commerell Explained

Country:England
Fullname:William Augustus Commerell
Birth Date:1 October 1822
Birth Place:Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Death Place:Westminster, London, England
Batting:Unknown
Bowling:Unknown
Club1:Oxford University
Year1:1843
Club2:Marylebone Cricket Club
Year2:1846
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:5
Runs1:72
Bat Avg1:8.00
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:21
Deliveries1:72
Wickets1:3
Bowl Avg1:10.33
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:2/15
Catches/Stumpings1:–/–
Date:21 August
Year:2019
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/11668.html Cricinfo

William Augustus Commerell (1 October 1822 – 19 November 1858) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of John Williams Commerell and his wife, Sophia Commerell (née Bosanquet),[1] he was born at Marylebone in October 1822. He was educated at Harrow School,[2] before going up to Corpus Christi College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1843, making two appearances at Oxford against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and Cambridge University.[3] He made further first-class appearances, in 1845 for the Gentlemen of England against the Gentlemen of Kent at Canterbury, and in 1846 for the MCC against the Surrey Club and for the Gentlemen of England against the Gentlemen of Kent.[3] After graduating from Oxford, he became a farmer at Slinfold in Sussex and served as a magistrate at Brighton. He died at Westminster in November 1858. His brother was Sir John Edmund Commerell, the Admiral of the Fleet.

Notes and References

  1. John Edmund Commerell. 2004 . 10.1093/ref:odnb/32520 . 22 August 2019.
  2. Book: Welch, Reginald Courtenay . The Harrow School Register, 1801-1893 . Longmans, Green . 1894 . 36 . en.
  3. Web site: First-Class Matches played by William Commerell . CricketArchive . 22 August 2019 . subscription.