- William Bosomworth
William Edward Bosomworth was a first class cricketer who appeared 4 times for
Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1872 and 1880. A right handed batsman and right arm fast round arm bowler he took 9 wickets at the excellent average of 15.55 with a best of 2 for 5 and scored 20 runs at 3.33 with a top score of 7.Born on
March 8 ,1847 in Carlton-Husthwaite,Thirsk , he died aged just 44 onJune 7 ,1891 in nearby Malton. He made his debut on17 June 1872 in the County Match against Surrey atBramall Lane ,Sheffield , then played twice against Middlesex atNorth Marine Road , Scarborough in 1874 and at Prince's Road Ground in Chelsea in 1875. His final game was in the 1880Roses Match at Old Trafford in August 1880.References
* [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/9871.html Cricinfo Profile]
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/28/28016/28016.html Cricket Archive Statistics]
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