William Mather (cricketer) explained

Country:England
Fullname:William Adams Mather
Birth Date:1830
Birth Place:Newcastle upon Tyne,
Northumberland, England
Death Date:25 May 1864 (aged 33)
Death Place:Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Batting:Unknown
Club1:Marylebone Cricket Club
Year1:1853
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:19
Bat Avg1:9.50
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:15
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:–/–
Date:15 September
Year:2021
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/17849.html Cricinfo

William Adams Mather (1830 – 25 May 1864) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The son of William Mather senior, he was born at Newcastle upon Tyne in 1830. He was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School in Bury St Edmunds,[1] before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] Mather left Cambridge without completing his degree at Cambridge.[1] He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1853, making a single appearance against Cambridge University at Fenner's.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 15 runs in the MCC first innings by Ward Maule, while in their second innings he was run out for 4 runs.[4] He was commissioned as a volunteer captain in the 1st Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne Rifle Volunteers in February 1860, before being promoted to major in April 1863. Mather suffered from ill health in his final years. He died at the Bath Hotel in London on 25 May 1864,[5] aged 33.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hervey, Sydenham Henry Augustus . Bury St. Edmunds Grammar School List 1550–1900 . 1908 . Paul & Mathew . Bury St. Edmunds. 258. en.
  2. Book: Venn, John. Alumni Cantabrigienses. 1944. 4. Cambridge University Press. 357. en.
  3. Web site: First-Class Matches played by William Mather. CricketArchive. 2021-09-16. subscription.
  4. Web site: Cambridge University v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1853. CricketArchive. 2021-09-16. subscription.
  5. Book: Fordyce, T.. Local Records. 1944. 1. T. Fordyce. 418. en.
  6. Funeral of the late Major Mather. Newcastle Chronicle. 4 June 1864. p. 2