| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Page | |||
| Born | 29 April 1847 Caverswall. Staffordshire, England |
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| Died | 27 September 1904 (aged 57) Rose Hill, Derby, England |
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1881–1882 | Derbyshire | |||
| First-class debut | 27 June 1881 Derbyshire v Lancashire | |||
| Last First-class | 1 June 1882 Derbyshire v Yorkshire | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | First-class | |||
| Matches | 3 | |||
| Runs scored | 50 | |||
| Batting average | 8.33 | |||
| 100s/50s | / | |||
| Top score | 19 | |||
| Balls bowled | ||||
| Wickets | ||||
| Bowling average | ||||
| 5 wickets in innings | ||||
| 10 wickets in match | ||||
| Best bowling | ||||
| Catches/stumpings | ||||
| Source: [1], 20 June 2011 | ||||
William Page (29 April 1847 — 27 September 1904) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1881 and 1882.
Page was born in Caverswall, Staffordshire the son of Samuel Page, a platelayer, and his wife Phoebe. He was a boilermaker and in 1881 was widowed with two children.[1] He first played for Derbyshire in the 1881 season in June against Lancashire opening in the first innings but being out for a duck. He moved down the batting order in the second innings and made 9 which was the second highest score in the innings. In the 1882 season he made 19 in a match against Marylebone Cricket Club which Derbyshire lost by a large margin. In his next and final match against Yorkshire he was out for a duck in the first innings but was joint-highest scorer in the second innings with 14 before being bowled by England Test cricketer Billy Bates. Page was a right-handed batsman who played 6 innings in 3 matches at an average of 8.33 and a top score of 19.[2]
Page's cricketing career came to a premature end in 1882, when he lost his sight in one eye.
Page died in Rose Hill, Derby at the age of 57.