William Wake (cricketer)
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William Robert Wake was a first class cricketer who played 3 matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1881.
A right handed batsman, he scored only 13 runs at 4.33 with a best score of 11. His right arm slow bowling was not called upon. The son of a solicitor he played cricket as an amateur and qualified as a solicitor himself. He played cricket for the Pitsmoor Club and football for Sheffield F.C.
His uncle, Bernard Wake, played 10 games for Yorkshire from 1849 to 1851, before the creation of 'first class' cricket. Born on May 21, 1852 in Sheffield he died on March 14, 1896 in Norwood, Sheffield aged 43 years.
