William Henry Heale (24 April 1859 – 24 April 1907) was an English first-class cricketer.

William Heale
Personal information
Full name
William Henry Heale
Born27 April 1859
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire,
England
Died24 April 1907(1907-04-24) (aged 47)
Lambeth, Surrey, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1881Oxford University
1895Hertfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 10
Batting average 5.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 9
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 July 2019

Heale was born at Hemel Hempstead in April 1859. He was educated at Harrow School,[1] before going up to Balliol College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Middlesex at Lord's in 1881.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for a single run by George Burton in Oxford's first innings, while in their second innings he was dismissed for nine runs by Clement Cottrell.[4] After graduating in 1883, he was ordained in the Church of England. He was the curate of Gamlingay from 1884–87 and the curate of a church at Walsall from 1887–92.[2] His first role as a vicar was at the Holy Trinity Church in North Kensington from 1892–95.[2] Heale played minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire in 1895, making three appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[5] He returned to being a curate at Hartshill, Staffordshire from 1891–1900, before serving as the vicar of Wolstanton from 1900–06 and Penn from 1906 until his death at Lambeth in April 1907.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1801-1893. Longmans, Green. pp. 412.
  2. ^ a b c d Elliott, Sir Ivo d'Oyle (1934). The Balliol College register (2 ed.). University Press. p. 112.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Heale". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Middlesex v Oxford University, 1881". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by William Heale". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
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