William Foster (8 June 1859 – 1 November 1944) was an English cricketer. Foster's batting style is unknown. He was born at Beeston, Nottinghamshire.
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| Full name | William Foster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 June 1859 Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 November 1944 (aged 85) Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1889 | Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 May 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foster made a single first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1889.[1] Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat first, making 176 all out, with Foster being dismissed for a duck by Dick Pougher. Responding, the Marylebone Cricket Club were dismissed for 106 all out in their first-innings, with Nottinghamshire then dismissed for 86 in their second-innings, with Foster once more dismissed for a duck, this time by Alec Hearne. Chasing 157 for victory, the Marylebone Cricket Club reached their target with seven wickets in hand.[2] This was his only major appearance for the county.
He died at Arnold, Nottinghamshire, on 1 November 1944.
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Foster". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Nottinghamshire, 1889". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
External links
edit- William Foster at ESPNcricinfo
- William Foster at CricketArchive