William Candlett (c. 1847 – 20 June 1904) was an English cricketer. Born at Newton in Lancashire, Candlett was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.

William Candlett
Personal information
Bornc. 1847
Newton, Lancashire
Died20 June 1904 (aged 56–57)
Salford, Lancashire
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1880Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 3
Batting average 3.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 3
Balls bowled 36
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricInfo, 29 June 2014

He made one appearance in first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club against Yorkshire in 1880 at Mote Park in Maidstone.[1][2]

He died at Salford in Lancashire on 20 June 1904.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ First-Class Matches played by William Candlett, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  2. ^ Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), p. 101. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
  3. ^ William Candlett, CricInfo. Retrieved 2017-04-15.

External links edit

William Candlett at ESPNcricinfo