William Page (29 April 1847 – 27 September 1904) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1881 and 1882.
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| Full name | William Page | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 April 1847 Caverswall. Staffordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 September 1904 (aged 57) Rose Hill, Derby, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1881–1882 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 27 June 1881 Derbyshire v Lancashire | ||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 1 June 1882 Derbyshire v Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 20 June 2011 | |||||||||||||||
Page was born in Caverswall, Staffordshire the son of Samuel Page, a platelayer, and his wife Phoebe. He was a boilermaker and in 1881 was widowed with two children.[1] He first played for Derbyshire in the 1881 season in June against Lancashire opening in the first innings but being out for a duck. He moved down the batting order in the second innings and made 9 which was the second highest score in the innings. In the 1882 season he made 19 in a match against Marylebone Cricket Club which Derbyshire lost by a large margin. In his next and final match against Yorkshire he was out for a duck in the first innings but was joint-highest scorer in the second innings with 14 before being bowled by England Test cricketer Billy Bates. Page was a right-handed batsman who played 6 innings in 3 matches at an average of 8.33 and a top score of 19.[2]
Page's cricketing career came to a premature end in 1882, when he lost his sight in one eye.
Page died in Rose Hill, Derby at the age of 57.
References edit
- ^ British Census 1881 RG11 3394/122 p12
- ^ William Page at Cricket Archive