| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | William Whitcher |
| Birth Date: | c. 1832 |
| Birth Place: | Emsworth, Hampshire, England |
| Death Date: | 9 March |
| Death Place: | Southampton, Hampshire, England |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Bowling: | Unknown |
| Club1: | Hampshire |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 27 |
| Bat Avg1: | 13.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 17 |
| Deliveries1: | 48 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
| Date: | 1 January |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Source: | http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22397.html Cricinfo |
William Whitcher (c. 1832 — 3 March 1910) was an English first-class cricketer.
Whitcher was born in about 1832 at Emsworth, Hampshire. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1864, which was the club's first season with first-class status. This came against Sussex. In this match he bowled 5 wicket-less overs in the Sussex first-innings. In Hampshire's first-innings, he ended the innings unbeaten without scoring. Having batted at number 10 in the first-innings, he opened the batting in Hampshire's second-innings. This promotion up the order was not successful, with Whitcher being run out for a duck. Sussex eventually won the match by 10 wickets.[1] He next appeared in first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1867, when he played his final first-class match against Kent.[2] He scored his first first-class runs in Hampshire's first-innings, making 10 runs before being dismissed by George Bennett. In the second-innings he ended the innings unbeaten on 17. Whitcher bowled in the Kent first-innings, bowling 7 wicket-less overs. The match ended in a draw.[3]
Whitcher died at Shirley in Southampton in March 1910.