William Soames
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| Full name | William Aldwin Soames | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
10 July 1850 Brighton, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
27 December 1916 (aged 66) City of London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Henry Soames (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1875 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 29 September 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Aldwin Soames (10 July 1850 – 27 December 1916) was an English cricketer. Soames was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Brighton, Sussex, and was educated at Brighton College. His father, William Aldwin Soames, had founded the college in 1845.
Soames made his first-class debut for Sussex against Hampshire at the Green Jackets Ground, Winchester, in 1875. He made two further first-class appearances for the county in 1875, against Hampshire at the County Ground, Hove, and Gloucestershire at the College Ground, Cheltenham.[1] In his three first-class matches for the county, he scored 17 runs at an average of 3.40, with a high score of 17.[2] His 17 runs all came in the first-innings of his first match against Hampshire, thereafter he failed to score in four consecutive innings. According to Scores and Biographies, "[he] is a good average bat and fields well at long-leg or cover-point."[3]
He died at Bank station in the City of London on 27 December 1916. His brother, Henry, played first-class cricket for Hampshire.
References
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by William Soames". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Soames". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ↑ "Wisden - Other deaths in 1916". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2012.