William Holmes (29 October 1885 – 6 December 1951) was an English cricketer. Holmes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Eastwood, Nottinghamshire.
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| Full name | William Holmes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 October 1885 Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 December 1951(1951-12-06) (aged 66) Doncaster, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1919 | Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 February 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holmes made two first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in the 1919 County Championship against Yorkshire and Lancashire.[1] He scored a total of 33 runs in his two matches, at an average of 16.50 and a high score of 19.[2] With the ball he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 26.25, with best figures of 2/50.[3]
He died at Doncaster, Yorkshire on 6 December 1951.