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William George Gethin (4 May 1877 – 4 November 1939) was an English cricketer, who played a single first-class game for Worcestershire in 1921, when already aged 44. He scored 19 and 1, and held two catches.[1]

William Gethin

Personal information
Full name	William George Gethin
Born	(1877-05-04)4 May 1877 Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
Died	4 November 1939(1939-11-04) (aged 62) Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Relations	SJ Gethin (brother)
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 1 Runs scored 20 Batting average 10.60 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 19 Balls bowled 72 Wickets 0 Bowling average - 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling - Catches/stumpings 2/0
Source: CricketArchive, 24 September 2009

Gethin had earlier played for Kidderminster Cricket Club in the Birmingham Premier League. In August 1900 he took 8/33 against West Bromwich Dartmouth.[2]

His elder brother Stanley played four times for Worcestershire at the turn of the twentieth century.

Notes

References

• William Gethin at CricketArchive (subscription required)
• William Gethin at ESPNcricinfo

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