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William Field (cricketer)

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William Field
Personal information
Full name
William Field
Born(1816-03-17)17 March 1816
Port Dalrymple, Tasmania, Australia
Died22 June 1890(1890-06-22) (aged 74)
Bishopsbourne, Tasmania, Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1851Tasmania
Only First-class11 February 1851 Tasmania v Victoria
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 1
Batting average 0.5
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 1
Balls bowled 12
Wickets 1
Bowling average 9.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/9
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 5 January 2011

William Field (17 March 1816 – 22 June 1890) was an Australian cricketer, who played one game for Tasmania.

Field was born in Port Dalrymple, Tasmania. He has the distinction of having participated in the first ever first-class match in Australia, in which he unfortunately failed to make an impact.

Field died on 22 June 1890, in Bishopsbourne, Tasmania at the age of 74.

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