W. J. Wagstaffe (birth and death details unknown) was a New Zealand cricketer who played four matches of first-class cricket for Wellington between 1914 and 1920.

W. J. Wagstaffe
Cricket information
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1913-14 to 1919-20Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 77
Batting average 11.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 17
Balls bowled 0
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 5/2
Source: Cricinfo, 31 October 2019

Wagstaffe was a wicket-keeper and middle-order batsman. In the 1918–19 Wellington club season he scored a century and put on a partnership of 307 with Syd Hiddleston, a record for Wellington cricket.[1] In the 1923–24 season he hit 210 in an afternoon in a senior Wellington club match at the Basin Reserve.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Cricket". Free Lance: 29. 30 July 1919.
  2. ^ "Day of Big Scores". Evening Post. 21 January 1924. p. 4.
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