William Hall (cricketer, born 1853)

William Fletcher Hall (22 March 1853 – 1 November 1911) was an English cricketer. Hall's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at Lindfield, Sussex.

William Hall
Personal information
Full name
William Fletcher Hall
Born(1853-03-22)22 March 1853
Lindfield, Sussex, England
Died1 November 1911(1911-11-01) (aged 58)
East Grinstead, Sussex, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1874Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 19
Batting average 9.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 18
Balls bowled 100
Wickets 1
Bowling average 57.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/57
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 December 2011

Hall made a single first-class appearance for Sussex against Gloucestershire at the County Ground, Hove in 1874.[1] Hall took the wicket of Edward Knapp in Gloucestershire's first-innings, finishing with figures of 1/57 from 25 overs. In Sussex's first-innings, he was dismissed for a single run by Fred Grace. Having made 231 in response to Gloucestershire's 381, Sussex were forced to follow-on and in their second-innings he was dismissed for 18 by W. G. Grace, with his the final wicket to fall in Sussex's total of 148. Gloucestershire won by an innings and 2 runs.[2] This was his only major appearance for Sussex.

He died at East Grinstead, Sussex on 1 November 1911.

References

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  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Hall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Sussex v Gloucestershire, 1874". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
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