William Picton Mortimer (1833 – 22 December 1916) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
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Full name | William Picton Mortimer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1833 England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 22 December 1916 (aged 83) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | George Mortimer (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 October 2018 |
Mortimer was born in 1833, one of twenty children of Edward Horlock Mortimer and his wife, Frances Lardner.[1] He made one appearance in first-class cricket for the Surrey Club against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1853.[2] He batted in both Surrey Club innings', being dismissed without scoring by Jemmy Dean in their first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by James Grundy.[3] He served in the British Army with the 80th Regiment of Foot in British India,[4] later serving with the 11th Hussars, where he held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.[1] He died at Cheltenham in December 1916.