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William Nock (cricketer)

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W. C. Nock, 1900

William Charles Nock (born 1864 in the British West Indies, died 3 February 1909) was a West Indian cricketer who was manager of the first West Indian touring team to England in 1900.[1]

Nock worked in the civil service in Trinidad.[2] He played two first-class matches for Trinidad in 1891–92 with no success: batting at number 11, he made one run in three innings.[3] He was secretary of Queen's Park Cricket Club in Port of Spain from its beginning in 1891.[2] For his work in organising cricket matches as part of the celebrations of Trinidad's centenary in 1897 he was awarded the Silver Centenary Medal.[2] In late 1900 he was appointed Warden of Montserrat, in central Trinidad.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "William Nock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c W. A. Bettesworth, "Chats on the Cricket Field: Mr. W. C. Nock", Cricket, 23 August 1900, pp. 353–54.
  3. ^ "W Nock". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Pavilion Gossip", Cricket, 29 November 1900, p. 457.
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