| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | William Gratwicke Heasman |
| Birth Date: | 9 December 1862 |
| Birth Place: | Angmering, Sussex, England |
| Death Place: | Eastbourne, Sussex, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast |
| Family: | Michael Earls-Davis (grandson) |
| Club1: | Berkshire |
| Year1: | 1896 |
| Club2: | Sussex |
| Year2: | 1885–1895 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 15 |
| Runs1: | 566 |
| Bat Avg1: | 21.76 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/2 |
| Top Score1: | 66 |
| Deliveries1: | 115 |
| Wickets1: | – |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 7/– |
| Date: | 16 July |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/14699.html Cricinfo |
William Gratwicke Heasman (9 December 1862 – 24 January 1934) was an English cricketer active in the 1880s and 1890s, making fifteen appearances in first-class cricket. Born at Angmering, Sussex, Heasman was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler, who played first-class cricket for Sussex, and minor counties cricket for Berkshire.
Educated at Hurstpierpoint College, Heasman made his first-class debut for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1885.[1] He didn't play first-class cricket for the county again until 1892, when he appeared in that seasons County Championship against Surrey at the County Ground, Hove in a season in which he made a further seven appearances in the County Championship.[1] He played two first-class matches in 1893, against Oxford University and the touring Australians,[1] before making three appearances in the 1894 County Championship, and a final first-class appearance in 1895 against the Marylebone Cricket Club.[1] In his fifteen first-class appearances for Sussex, Heasman scored 566 runs at an average of 21.76, with two half centuries and a high score of 66,[2] made against Oxford University in 1893.[3] He went onto make two appearances for Berkshire in the 1896 Minor Counties Championship against Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.[4] He was said to have been a keen fielder and good at point.[5]
Outside of cricket he worked as a doctor, and for a while lived in the United States, where he played cricket for the Philadelphian cricket team in the Halifax Cup.[5] K. S. Duleepsinhji later lived with Heasman in Eastbourne while qualifying to play for Sussex.[5] He died at Eastbourne, Sussex on 24 January 1934. His grandson Michael Earls-Davis also played first-class cricket.