William Crozier (cricketer) explained

Country:Ireland
Fullname:William Magee Crozier
Birth Date:5 December 1873
Birth Place:Dundrum, Ireland
Death Place:Thiepval, Somme, France
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Unknown
Club1:Dublin University
Year1:1895
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:7
Bat Avg1:3.50
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:4
Deliveries1:75
Wickets1:0
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:–/–
Date:10 January
Year:2022
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/24344.html Cricinfo

William Magee Crozier (5 December 1873 in Dublin, Ireland – 1 July 1916 in Thiepval, France[1]) was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played one first-class match for Dublin University against Leicestershire in June 1895.[2]

He was a barrister by profession who served as a Lieutenant in the 9th battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and was killed in action on the first day on the Somme during the First World War.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/28/28868/28868.html Cricket Archive profile
  2. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/28/28868/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by William Crozier at Cricket Archive
  3. http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228033.html Deaths in the War, 1916 from the Wisden Cricketers Almanack
  4. Web site: CWGC entry . 8 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180131024046/https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/757836 . 31 January 2018 . dead .