William Pilch (cricketer, born 1794) explained

William Pilch
Country:England
Birth Date:4 November 1794
Birth Place:Horningtoft, Norfolk
Death Place:Sheffield, Yorkshire
Club1:Norfolk
Year1:1820–1836
Date:30 March
Year:2013
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/37/37498/37498.html CricketArchive

William Pilch (4 November 1794 – 4 September 1866) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Norfolk from 1820 to 1836. He was the elder brother of Fuller Pilch. Pilch is recorded in eight matches, totalling 87 runs with a highest score of 30, holding 3 catches and taking 38 wickets with a best performance of 7 wickets in one innings.[1]

He died at an inn in Sheffield, of 'mortification of the big toe'.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: William Pilch . CricketArchive . 30 March 2013.
  2. Web site: Norwich Mercury, 4 September 1866, via the Foxearth and District Local History Society. 20 February 2021.