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William Buttress (25 November 1827 – 25 August 1866) was an English first-class cricketer active 1849–61 who played for Cambridge Town Club (aka Cambridgeshire) as a right-arm slow medium pace bowler.

William Buttress
Born	(1827-11-25)25 November 1827 Cambridge, England
Died	25 August 1866(1866-08-25) (aged 38) Cambridge, England
Spouse(s)	Sarah Mott ​ (m. 1848)​
Children	4
Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm slow medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1849–61	Cambridgeshire Suffolk Norfolk Huntingdonshire Leicestershire Devon Dorset Cheshire Bedfordshire Shrewsbury
1852-53	Shropshire

Cricket

In 17 first-class matches, he took 83 wickets with a best return of seven for 35. He achieved five wickets in an innings nine times and ten in a match twice. He batted right-handed as a tailender and held eleven catches as a fielder.[1]

He played county cricket for Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Huntingdonshire, Leicestershire, Devon, Dorset, Cheshire, Bedfordshire and (in 1852-53) Shropshire while being professional at Shrewsbury Cricket Club.[2]

Personal life

Buttress married Sarah Mott, a laundress, in Cambridge on 25 June 1848. The pair went on to have four children. Researcher Willie Sugg indicates that he was a keen practical joker, and that he struggled financially later for long periods of his career, being apparently assisted by John Walker (a former Cambridge University cricketer).[3]

Buttress was born in Cambridge and died there aged 38, due to tuberculosis.[1][4][3]

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