William Moorcroft (dates of birth and death unknown) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | William Moorcroft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1911 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Moorcroft was employed in Southampton by the Ordnance Survey, for whom he played club cricket for as a bowler.[1] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Gloucestershire at Southampton in the 1911 County Championship.[2] Moorcroft was not required to bat in the match and bowled 19 wicketless overs.[3] He later played league cricket in Southampton for Deanery, where he was a prolific batsman and bowler.[4] Following the First World War, he would sit on the club's committee.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Cricket on the County Ground". Southern Daily Echo. Southampton. 21 May 1906. p. 4. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Moorcroft". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Hampshire v Gloucestershire, County Championship 1911". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Deanery Cricket Club". Hampshire Independent. Southampton. 20 December 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Deanery Cricket Club - Arrangements for the Coming Season". Hampshire Independent. Southampton. 14 February 1920. p. 5. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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