William Adshead
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman |
| Bowling type | N/A (occ. wicket-keeper) |
| First-class record | |
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| Matches | 12 |
| Runs scored | 244 |
| Batting average | 11.61 |
| 100s/50s | 0/1 |
| Top score | 51 |
| Balls bowled | 0 |
| Wickets | 0 |
| Bowling average | - |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 |
| Best Bowling | - |
| Catches/Stumpings | 14/0 |
| First class debut: 19 August 1922 Last first class game: 31 August 1928 Source: CricketArchive |
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William Ewart Adshead (10 April 1901 - 26 January 1951) was an English cricketer 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 in Edgbaston, Birmingham.
His brother Frank played twice for Worcestershire in 1927.
