William Arthur Alexander Webb (1872 – 29 January 1913) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played seven first-class matches for Otago between the 1897–98 and 1900–01 seasons.[1]
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| Full name | William Arthur Alexander Webb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1872 Mosgiel, Otago, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 January 1913 (aged 40) Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1897/98–1900/01 | Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 19 February 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Webb was born at Mosgiel in Otago in 1872.[2] A right-arm bowler, his best bowling figures came on Otago's northern tour in 1899–1900, when he took 5 for 42 in the second innings in a victory over Hawke's Bay.[3] In a total of seven first-class matches he took 18 wickets. He also appeared for an Otago team against a Melbourne Cricket Club side during the 1899–1900 season in a match which is not considered to be first-class.[4]
Ill-health led Webb to retire from cricket in his thirties, when he took up umpiring, but he died at Dunedin aged 40.[5] His Dunedin cricket club, Opoho, forfeited its next match so its players could attend his funeral.[6]
References edit
- ^ "William Webb". CricInfo. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 137. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
- ^ "Hawke's Bay v Otago 1899-00". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ William Webb, CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2024. (subscription required)
- ^ "Personal". Otago Daily Times: 2. 31 January 1913.
- ^ "Cricket: First Grade". Evening Star: 7. 3 February 1913.