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Full name | William Clifford | ||||||||||||||
Born | 1811[a] Bearsted, Kent |
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Died | 5 September 1841 (aged 29–30) Gravesend, Kent | ||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm slow | ||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1834–1841 | Kent | ||||||||||||||
FC debut | 7 July 1834 Kent XI v England XI | ||||||||||||||
Last FC | 7 June 1841 Kent XI v Sussex | ||||||||||||||
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CricInfo, 1 June 2022 |
William Clifford (christened 14 December 1811 – 5 September 1841) was an English cricketer who played for Kent county teams between 1834 and 1841. He was a right-handed batsman and a slow bowler who often fielded as a wicket-keeper. [3]
Clifford was christened at Bearsted in Kent in December 1811. [1] He was the son of Robert and Catherine Clifford; [2] his grandfather, also Robert Clifford, was a well-known all-rounder who bowled leg breaks for Kent sides at the end of the 18th-century and made more than 70 appearances in top-level matches. William's brother, Francis Clifford, also played in first-class matches for Kent County Cricket Club during the mid-19th century. [4]
Playing club cricket for a range of sides, including Bearsted and Leeds, William Clifford made his first-class cricket debut in 1834. [1] Renowned as one of the best batsmen in the Kent side, he played 17 of his 29 first-class matches for Kent teams, often opening the batting. [2] He played four times for the Players against the Gentlemen and for England sides [b] and three times for the South against the North. [2] In 1841 he opened a cricket ground, Rucks Lane, at Gravesend [c] [6] and played his final first-class matches the same year.
Clifford worked as a wheelwright before becoming a publican at Gravesend in 1837. He died in September 1841 of a "bilious fever". [2] He was probably aged less than 30. [3]
William Clifford at ESPNcricinfo
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Full name | William Clifford | ||||||||||||||
Born | 1811[a] Bearsted, Kent |
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Died | 5 September 1841 (aged 29–30) Gravesend, Kent | ||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm slow | ||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
Relations |
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Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1834–1841 | Kent | ||||||||||||||
FC debut | 7 July 1834 Kent XI v England XI | ||||||||||||||
Last FC | 7 June 1841 Kent XI v Sussex | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source:
CricInfo, 1 June 2022 |
William Clifford (christened 14 December 1811 – 5 September 1841) was an English cricketer who played for Kent county teams between 1834 and 1841. He was a right-handed batsman and a slow bowler who often fielded as a wicket-keeper. [3]
Clifford was christened at Bearsted in Kent in December 1811. [1] He was the son of Robert and Catherine Clifford; [2] his grandfather, also Robert Clifford, was a well-known all-rounder who bowled leg breaks for Kent sides at the end of the 18th-century and made more than 70 appearances in top-level matches. William's brother, Francis Clifford, also played in first-class matches for Kent County Cricket Club during the mid-19th century. [4]
Playing club cricket for a range of sides, including Bearsted and Leeds, William Clifford made his first-class cricket debut in 1834. [1] Renowned as one of the best batsmen in the Kent side, he played 17 of his 29 first-class matches for Kent teams, often opening the batting. [2] He played four times for the Players against the Gentlemen and for England sides [b] and three times for the South against the North. [2] In 1841 he opened a cricket ground, Rucks Lane, at Gravesend [c] [6] and played his final first-class matches the same year.
Clifford worked as a wheelwright before becoming a publican at Gravesend in 1837. He died in September 1841 of a "bilious fever". [2] He was probably aged less than 30. [3]
William Clifford at ESPNcricinfo