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William Wiley
Personal information
Full name
William Gordon Antony Wiley
Born14 November 1931
St James, Cape Province, South Africa
Died7 December 1999(1999-12-07) (aged 68)
Harare, Mashonaland, Zimbabwe
BattingRight-handed
Bowling Leg break googly
Relations John Wiley (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1952 Oxford University
1952 Oxfordshire
1952/53–1953/54 Western Province
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 16
Runs scored 666
Batting average 22.96
100s/50s 1/4
Top score 100
Balls bowled 6
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/ stumpings 14/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 June 2019

William Gordon Antony Wiley (14 November 1931 – 7 December 1999) was a South African first-class cricketer.

Wiley was born at St James in Cape Town. He later travelled to England to study at Lincoln College, Oxford. [1] While at Oxford he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Gloucestershire at Oxford in 1952. [2] He made twelve first-class appearances for Oxford in 1952, [2] scoring 580 runs at an average of 27.61, with a high score of 100. [3] This score, which was his only first-class century, came against Sussex at Worthing. [4] During the 1952 season, he also played minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire, making a single appearance against Berkshire in the Minor Counties Championship. [5] Returning to South Africa, Wiley made four first-class appearances for Western Province in the 1952/53 and 1953/54 seasons. [2] He later emigrated to Zimbabwe, where he died at Harare in December 1999. His brother was the cricketer and politician John Wiley.

References

  1. ^ "Player profile: William Wiley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by William Wiley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Wiley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Sussex v Oxford University, 1952". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by William Wiley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

William Wiley
Personal information
Full name
William Gordon Antony Wiley
Born14 November 1931
St James, Cape Province, South Africa
Died7 December 1999(1999-12-07) (aged 68)
Harare, Mashonaland, Zimbabwe
BattingRight-handed
Bowling Leg break googly
Relations John Wiley (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1952 Oxford University
1952 Oxfordshire
1952/53–1953/54 Western Province
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 16
Runs scored 666
Batting average 22.96
100s/50s 1/4
Top score 100
Balls bowled 6
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/ stumpings 14/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 June 2019

William Gordon Antony Wiley (14 November 1931 – 7 December 1999) was a South African first-class cricketer.

Wiley was born at St James in Cape Town. He later travelled to England to study at Lincoln College, Oxford. [1] While at Oxford he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Gloucestershire at Oxford in 1952. [2] He made twelve first-class appearances for Oxford in 1952, [2] scoring 580 runs at an average of 27.61, with a high score of 100. [3] This score, which was his only first-class century, came against Sussex at Worthing. [4] During the 1952 season, he also played minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire, making a single appearance against Berkshire in the Minor Counties Championship. [5] Returning to South Africa, Wiley made four first-class appearances for Western Province in the 1952/53 and 1953/54 seasons. [2] He later emigrated to Zimbabwe, where he died at Harare in December 1999. His brother was the cricketer and politician John Wiley.

References

  1. ^ "Player profile: William Wiley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by William Wiley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Wiley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Sussex v Oxford University, 1952". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by William Wiley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

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