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William Beecham

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William Beecham
Personal information
Full name
William Pain Beecham
Born1799
England
Died(1869-05-05)5 May 1869 (aged 69/70)
St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1857Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 3
Batting average 1.50
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 2
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 December 2011

William Pain Beecham (1799 – 5 May 1869) was an English cricketer.

Beecham made a single first-class cricket appearance for Sussex County Cricket Club against the Marylebone Cricket Club at the East Sussex Cricket Ground in 1857.[1] He was aged 57 or 58 when he made his only first-class appearance. In the match, Beecham was run out for a single run in Sussex's first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 2 runs by Will Martingell. Sussex won the match by 70 runs.[2]

He died at St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex on 5 May 1869.

References

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  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Beecham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Sussex v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1857". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
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William Beecham at ESPNcricinfo