William Green (cricketer, born 1817)

William Green

Personal information
Full name	William Green
Born	1817 Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Died	25 November 1870 (aged 52/53) Gravesend, Kent, England
Batting style	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1841–1842	Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 18 Batting average 9.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 16 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 December 2011

William Green (1817 – 25 November 1870) was an English cricketer. Green's batting style is unknown. He was born at Sevenoaks, Kent.

Green made two first-class appearances for Kent against England at White Hart Field in 1841, and Sussex at Beverley Ground, Canterbury in 1842.^[1] Against England, Green scored 16 runs in Kent's first-innings, before being dismissed by Francis Fenner. Kent won the match by an innings and 10 runs.^[2] Against Sussex, he was dismissed for a duck by William Lillywhite, while in their second-innings he ended Kent's innings unbeaten on 0, with Kent winning the match by 4 runs.^[3] These were his only major appearances for Kent.

He died at Gravesend, Kent on 25 November 1870.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by William Green". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
2. "Kent v England 1841". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
3. "Kent v Sussex, 1842". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2011.

External links

• William Green at ESPNcricinfo
• William Green at CricketArchive