William Baldock (1815 – 23 June 1878) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | William Baldock | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1815 Bapchild, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 June 1878 (aged 62/63) Surbiton, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | William Baldock junior (son) William Baldock (grandson) | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 July 2020 | |||||||||||||||
The son of William Henry Baldock,[1] was born in Kent at Bapchild and made his debut in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Gentlemen of England at Lord's in 1842. He made a further seven appearances in the fixture between 1842–49,[2] scoring 127 runs in his eight first-class matches for the Gentlemen of Kent, which he made at an average of 10.58 and with a high score of 28.[3] In addition to playing first-class cricket, Baldock also served in the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot,[1] having formerly served in the East Kent Yeomanry from 1840 as a cornet.[4] Baldock died at Surbiton in June 1878,[1] and was survived by his son, William junior, who played first-class cricket for Hampshire. His grandson, also called William, played first-class cricket for Somerset.
References
edit- ^ a b c Births, Marriages, Deaths. London Evening Standard. 26 June 1878. p. 1
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Baldock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Baldock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "No. 19840". The London Gazette. 27 March 1840. p. 796.