William Wiley (cricketer) explained

Country:South Africa
Fullname:William Gordon Antony Wiley
Birth Date:14 November 1931
Birth Place:St James, Cape Province, South Africa
Death Place:Harare, Mashonaland, Zimbabwe
Family:John Wiley (brother)
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Leg break googly
Club1:Oxford University
Year1:1952
Club2:Oxfordshire
Year2:1952
Club3:Western Province
Year3:1952/53 - 1953/54
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:16
Runs1:666
Bat Avg1:22.96
100S/50S1:1/4
Top Score1:100
Deliveries1:6
Wickets1:0
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:14/–
Date:25 June
Year:2019
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/47974.html Cricinfo

William Gordon Antony Wiley (14 November 1931  - 7 December 1999) was a South African first-class cricketer.

Wiley was born at St James in Cape Town. He later travelled to England to study at Lincoln College, Oxford.[1] While at Oxford he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Gloucestershire at Oxford in 1952.[2] He made twelve first-class appearances for Oxford in 1952,[2] scoring 580 runs at an average of 27.61, with a high score of 100.[3] This score, which was his only first-class century, came against Sussex at Worthing.[4] During the 1952 season, he also played minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire, making a single appearance against Berkshire in the Minor Counties Championship.[5] Returning to South Africa, Wiley made four first-class appearances for Western Province in the 1952/53 and 1953/54 seasons.[2] He later emigrated to Zimbabwe, where he died at Harare in December 1999. His brother was the cricketer and politician John Wiley.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player profile: William Wiley . CricketArchive . 2019-06-25 . subscription.
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played by William Wiley . CricketArchive . 2019-06-25 . subscription.
  3. Web site: First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Wiley . CricketArchive . 2019-06-25 . subscription.
  4. Web site: Sussex v Oxford University, 1952 . CricketArchive . 2019-06-25 . subscription.
  5. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played by William Wiley . CricketArchive . 2019-06-25 . subscription.