William Thomas Garrett (9 January 1876 – 16 February 1953) was an English cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Essex County Cricket Club between 1900 and 1903.[1]
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| Full name | William Thomas Garrett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 January 1876 Camberwell, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 February 1953 (aged 77) Buckhurst Hill, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1900–1903 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 19 July 1900 Essex v Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 18 June 1903 Essex v Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 July 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Garrett played in 16 first-class matches for Essex, with his most notable performances against Warwickshire.[2] In a 1900 Leyton match, he batted for nearly four hours to save the game with 64 not out after Essex had to follow on 394 runs behind Warwickshire.[2] The subsequent season saw him score 92 at Edgbaston―his highest first-class score―and 76 in the return match at Leyton.[2][3]
In his first-class career Garrett scored a total of 516 runs and took a single wicket.[3] He played for Surrey's Second XI during 1904 and 1905.[2] He worked as a licensee and died at Buckhurst Hill near Loughton in 1953 aged 76.[2]
References
edit- ^ "William Garrett". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Garrett, Mr William T, Obituaries in 1953, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1954. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ a b William Garrett, CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2023. (subscription required)
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