William Edgar Newman Holdsworth (17 September 1928 – 31 July 2016) was an English first-class cricketer, who played twenty seven matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1952 and 1953.[1][2] He also appeared for the Yorkshire Second XI.

Born in Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, he was a right arm fast medium bowler, he took 53 wickets at 30.15, with a best of 6 for 58 against Derbyshire. He also took 5 for 21 against Essex. A right-handed tail end batsman, he scored 111 runs at 7.92, with a highest score of 22* against Glamorgan. He also took 7 catches.[2]

He died on 31 July 2016 at the age of 87.[3]

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  1. ^ "Wisden Obituaries, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. 20 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 371. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
  3. ^ "Obituary: BILL HOLDSWORTH". Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
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