William Bell Gadsden (29 June 1910 – 18 March 1995) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for Natal from 1928 to 1931.
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| Full name | William Bell Gadsden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 June 1910 Durban, Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 March 1995 (aged 84) Durban, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1928–29 to 1930–31 | Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 20 December 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gadsden, a medium-pace bowler, took 8 for 64 for Natal against Transvaal on his first-class debut as an 18-year-old in 1928–29,[1] twice taking two wickets with consecutive deliveries.[2] He took 10 wickets in the match, for figures of 62.4–18–110–10.[3] In his next match, which followed immediately, he had match figures of 44–23–47–7 against Border.[4] He was selected for the tour of England in 1929 but did not go, apparently because his father said he was too young.[1]
Gadsden was the leading wicket-taker for Natal in 1929–30, when they came second in the Currie Cup, with 14 wickets at an average of 23.50.[5] But after one more match in 1930–31 he disappeared from first-class cricket at the age of 20.
References
edit- ^ a b Wisden 1996, p. 1397.
- ^ The Cricketer, Spring Annual 1929, p. 14.
- ^ "Natal v Transvaal 1928-29". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Natal v Border 1928-29". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Bowling for Natal, Currie Cup 1929-30". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
External links
edit- William Gadsden at ESPNcricinfo
- William Gadsden at CricketArchive (subscription required)