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Wilfrid Reay
Personal information
Full name
Wilfrid Francis Reay
Born12 June 1891
Wallington, Surrey, England
Died8 October 1915(1915-10-08) (aged 24)
Thiepval, Somme, France
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown-arm fast-medium
Relations Gilly Reay (brother)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 5
Batting average
100s/50s –/–
Top score 5 *
Balls bowled 66
Wickets 1
Bowling average 51.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/51
Catches/ stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 June 2019

Wilfrid Francis Reay (12 June 1891 − 8 October 1915) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The son of J. H. Reay, a civil servant, he was born at Wallington in June 1891. [1] He worked in the London Stock Exchange as an authorised clerk, and was married to Dorothy Katherine Livermore. [1] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University at Eastbourne in June 1910. [2] Batting once in the match, he scored 5 not out in the Gentlemen of England first-innings, while with the ball he took a single wicket in the Oxford first-innings when he dismissed Charles Hooman, finishing with figures of 1 for 51 from eleven overs. [3] He served in the First World War with the Royal Fusiliers as part of The Stockbrokers' Battalion, enlisting in August 1914 as a lance corporal. [1] He landed in Boulogne in on 30 July 1915, with his battalion sent to Tilques. He was killed in action nearby on 8 October 1915. [1] His body was never recovered and he is commemorated at the Thiepval Memorial. [1] His brother, Gilly, was also a first-class cricketer.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e McCrery, Nigel (2015). Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War. Pen and Sword. p. 151. ISBN  978-1473864191.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Wilfrid Reay". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Gentlemen of England v Oxford University, 1910". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wilfrid Reay
Personal information
Full name
Wilfrid Francis Reay
Born12 June 1891
Wallington, Surrey, England
Died8 October 1915(1915-10-08) (aged 24)
Thiepval, Somme, France
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown-arm fast-medium
Relations Gilly Reay (brother)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 5
Batting average
100s/50s –/–
Top score 5 *
Balls bowled 66
Wickets 1
Bowling average 51.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/51
Catches/ stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 June 2019

Wilfrid Francis Reay (12 June 1891 − 8 October 1915) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The son of J. H. Reay, a civil servant, he was born at Wallington in June 1891. [1] He worked in the London Stock Exchange as an authorised clerk, and was married to Dorothy Katherine Livermore. [1] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University at Eastbourne in June 1910. [2] Batting once in the match, he scored 5 not out in the Gentlemen of England first-innings, while with the ball he took a single wicket in the Oxford first-innings when he dismissed Charles Hooman, finishing with figures of 1 for 51 from eleven overs. [3] He served in the First World War with the Royal Fusiliers as part of The Stockbrokers' Battalion, enlisting in August 1914 as a lance corporal. [1] He landed in Boulogne in on 30 July 1915, with his battalion sent to Tilques. He was killed in action nearby on 8 October 1915. [1] His body was never recovered and he is commemorated at the Thiepval Memorial. [1] His brother, Gilly, was also a first-class cricketer.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e McCrery, Nigel (2015). Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War. Pen and Sword. p. 151. ISBN  978-1473864191.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Wilfrid Reay". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Gentlemen of England v Oxford University, 1910". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 June 2019.

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