- William Adshead
Infobox Old Cricketer
nationality = English
country = England
country abbrev = Eng
picture = Cricket_no_pic.png
batting style = Right-handed batsman
bowling style = N/A (occ.wicket-keeper )
FCs = 12
FC runs = 244
FC bat avg = 11.61
FC 100s/50s = 0/1
FC top score = 51
FC balls = 0
FC wickets = 0
FC bowl avg = -
FC 5s = 0
FC 10s = 0
FC best bowling = -
FC catches/stumpings = 14/0
debut date = 19 August
debut year = 1922
last date = 31 August
last year = 1928
source = http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/27/27423/27423.html CricketArchiveWilliam Ewart Adshead (
10 April 1901 -26 January 1951 ) was an Englishcricketer who played 12 first-class matches for Worcestershire in the 1920s. He was later known as William Ewart Barnie-Adshead.Adshead made his first-class debut for Worcestershire against Sussex at Worcester in August 1922, though he scored only 4 and 17. He did not play again until 1924, and in that and the following season appeared a total of 10 times, holding 13 catches. He scored his only half-century when he made 51 against Warwickshire at Edgbaston in May 1925; this was the only match in which he acted as
wicket-keeper . He played not at all in 1926 or 1927, but returned for one final game against Nottinghamshire in 1928, scoring 1 and 0 and taking one catch.Adshead was born in
Tividale ,Dudley ; he died at the age of 49 inEdgbaston ,Birmingham .His brother Frank played twice for Worcestershire in 1927.
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