William Wiley (cricketer)
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| Full name | William Gordon Antony Wiley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 November 1931 St James, Cape Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 December 1999 (aged 68) Harare, Mashonaland, Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | John Wiley (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952 | Oxfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952/53–1953/54 | Western Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
- ^ "Player profile: William Wiley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by William Wiley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Wiley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Sussex v Oxford University, 1952". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by William Wiley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.