William Oscroft

English cricketer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroEnglish cricketer
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain England
wasAthlete Cricketer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth16 December 1843, Arnold, United Kingdom
Death10 October 1905Nottingham, United Kingdom (aged 61 years)
Star signSagittarius
The details

Biography

William Oscroft (16 December 1843 at Arnold, Nottinghamshire – 10 October 1905 at Nottingham) was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1864 to 1882. He was mainly associated with Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and made 244 known appearances in first-class matches.

Oscroft was a right-handed batsman (RHB) and a right-arm fast roundarm bowler who occasionally played as a wicket-keeper. Among the representative teams he played for were the North (1864–1879), the All-England Eleven (1865–1878), the Players (1871–1880) and the United North of England Eleven (1872–1879).

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