William Wilkinson (5 July 1859 – 6 October 1940) was an English cricketer. Wilkinson's was a batting style is unknown, though it is known he bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Kimberley, Nottinghamshire.
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| Full name | William Wilkinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1859-07-05)5 July 1859 Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 October 1940(1940-10-06) (aged 81) Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1892–1893 | Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 May 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wilkinson had told Nottinghamshire that his date of birth was 1869, in order to appear younger so as to persuade Nottinghamshire to take him on.[1] He made his first-class debut for the county against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1892. He made four further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Lancashire at Old Trafford in the 1893 County Championship.[2] In his five first-class appearances, he took 5 wickets at an average of 26.60, with best figures of 3/41.[3] With the bat, he scored a total of 34 runs at an average of 6.80, with a high score of 16 not out.[4]
He died at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, on 6 October 1940.