William Eadie (cricketer)

William Stewart Eadie (27 November 1864 – 20 September 1914) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1885 and 1899.

William Eadie

Personal information
Full name	William Stewart Eadie
Born	(1864-11-27)27 November 1864 Burton-on-Trent, England
Died	20 September 1914(1914-09-20) (aged 49) Barrow-upon-Trent, England
Batting	Right-handed
Relations	James Eadie (father) John Eadie (brother) Kenneth Dobson (nephew)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1885–1899	Derbyshire
FC debut	4 June 1885 Derbyshire v Lancashire
Last FC	22 May 1899 Derbyshire v Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 23 Runs scored 399 Batting average 10.50 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 62 Balls bowled 8 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: CricketArchive, 30 August 2011

Early years

Eadie was born in Burton-on-Trent Staffordshire, the son of James Eadie and his wife Jean. His father, who was from Scotland, had established the James Eadie brewery company at Burton in 1854.

Career

Eadie made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1885 season. For the years 1887 to 1893 Eadie played over 30 matches for the club while it was without first-class status. He then played first-class again intermittently until the 1899 season. He was a right arm batsman who played 41 innings in 23 first-class matches for Derbyshire, with a top score of 62 and an average of 10.5.

Death

Eadie died at Barrow upon Trent at the age of 49.

Family

His brother, John Eadie and nephew Kenneth Dobson both played first-class cricket for Derbyshire.

See also

• Brewers of Burton