William Webster (28 June 1876 – 11 April 1948) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and stockbroker.
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| Full name | William Webster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 June 1876 Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 November 1948 (aged 72) New Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1907–1912 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Webster was born at Aberdeen in June 1876. A club cricketer for Aberdeenshire Cricket Club, Webster made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against the touring South Africans at Edinburgh in 1907. He played first-class for Scotland until 1912, making five appearances.[1] Playing in the Scottish side as an all-rounder, he scored 102 runs at an average of 12.75;[2] he made one half century, a score of 65 against Ireland in 1909.[3] With his right-arm fast-medium bowling, he took 8 wickets at a bowling average of 26.12, with best figures of 3 for 30.[4] By profession, Webster was a stockbroker. He died in April 1948 at New Aberdour, Aberdeenshire.
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Webster". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Webster". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Scotland v Ireland, 1909". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by William Webster". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2022.