William Andrew Tavaré (born 1 January 1990) is an English former cricketer who played for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. Tavaré is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Bristol and educated at Bristol Grammar School. He retired from cricket following the 2019 County Championship.[1]
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| Full name | William Andrew Tavaré | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 1990 Bristol, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Chris Tavaré (uncle) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Loughborough MCCU | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Gloucestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Tamil Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 10 April 2010 Loughborough MCCU v Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 31 July 2014 Gloucestershire v Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 29 September 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
While studying for his degree in human biology at Loughborough University,[2] Tavaré made his first-class debut for Loughborough MCCU against Kent in 2010. He has made two further first-class appearances for Loughborough MCCU, against Yorkshire in 2010 and Kent in 2011.[3]
On 28 September 2013, Tavaré signed for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club after impressing for the county's second XI during the 2013 season.[4]
He is the nephew of both former England cricketer Chris Tavaré and business executive Simon Lee.
References
edit- ^ "County ins and outs 2019-20". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Player profile: William Tavaré". www.loughboroughmccu.com. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Tavaré". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "Will Tavare: Gloucestershire hand batsman one-year deal". BBC Sport. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
External links
edit- William Tavaré at ESPNcricinfo
- William Tavaré at CricketArchive (subscription required)