William Overton
Personal information
Full name
William Overton
Born28 March 1873
Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Died6 August 1949(1949-08-06) (aged 76)
Paddington, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1896–1922Wiltshire
1898–1908Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 63
Batting average 7.87
100s/50s –/–
Top score 19
Balls bowled 748
Wickets 21
Bowling average 16.19
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 4/22
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 June 2019

William Overton (28 March 1873 – 6 August 1949) was an English first-class cricketer.

Overton was born at Swindon in March 1873. He made his debut in minor counties cricket for Wiltshire in the 1896 Minor Counties Championship.[1] He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Nottinghamshire in 1898. He played first-class cricket for MCC until 1908, making eight appearances.[2] Playing as a left-arm medium pace bowler, Overton took 21 wickets in his eight matches for MCC, at an average of 16.19 and with best figures of 4 for 22.[3]

He featured regularly for Wiltshire in the Minor Counties Championship, making 143 appearances before the First World War.[1] He made 21 appearances following the conclusion of the war, with his final minor counties appearance being in 1922.[1] He was described as one of the county's leading bowlers both before and after the war by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.[4] He died at Paddington in August 1949.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by William Overton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by William Overton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by William Overton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1949". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
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