William Dillwyn Llewelyn (1 April 1868 – 24 August 1893) was a Welsh first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | William Dillwyn Llewelyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 April 1868 Aberdulais, Glamorgan, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 August 1893 (aged 25) Penllergaer, Glamorgan, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1890–1891 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1893 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 August 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of Sir John Dillwyn-Llewellyn and his wife, Caroline Julia Hicks-Beach, he was born at Aberdulais in April 1868.[1] He was educated at Eton College, before going up to New College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the touring Australians at Oxford in 1890. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1891, making sixteen appearances and gaining a blue in both 1890 and 1891.[3] Llewelyn scored 638 runs in these matches, at an average of 20.58 and a high score of 116,[4] which came against the Gentlemen of England in 1890.[5] During his time at Oxford, he also played one first-class match for the Oxford and Cambridge Universities Past and Present cricket team against the Australians at Portsmouth in 1890.
Following his graduation from Oxford, he appeared in further first-class matches in 1893 for the Gentlemen of England and the Marylebone Cricket Club.[3] Llewelyn was associated with Glamorgan County Cricket Club, then a second-class county, becoming the club treasurer in 1893. He killed himself by shooting himself in the grounds of Penllergare House on 24 August 1893, just a week before his marriage to the daughter of Lord Dynevor.[6] His body was discovered in woodland the following morning, with his funeral later attended by many of Wales' leading social figures.[7]
References edit
- ^ "William Dillwyn-Llewelyn". The Peerage. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1893". ESPNcricinfo. 24 November 2005. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Willie Llewelyn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Willie Llewelyn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Oxford University v Gentlemen of England, 1890". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ Hignell, Andrew. "Willie Llewelyn - a short profile". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "The Tragic Death of Mr W D Llewelyn". The Western Mail. 30 August 1893. hdl:10107/4327419 – via Welsh Newspapers.