William Draper (cricketer)

William Draper
Personal information
Full name William Draper
Born 12 November 1848
Penshurst, Kent, England
Died 13 March 1919 (aged 70)
Tunbridge Wells, England
Batting style Left-hand batsman
Bowling style Right-arm medium pace bowler
Relations Henry Draper (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1874-1880 Kent
First-class debut 13 July 1874 Kent v Derbyshire
Last First-class Kent v Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 108
Batting average 7.20
100s/50s /
Top score 28
Balls bowled 769
Wickets 20
Bowling average 14.50
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 5-51
Catches/stumpings 3/-
Source: , February 2011

William Draper (12 November 1848 - 13 March 1919) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent from 1874 to 1880.

Draper was born at Penshurst, Kent, and was registered at birth under William Drapper. In 1872 he appeared for Colts of England and in 1873 represented a side comprising players engaged at Prince's Club. In 1874 he made his first class debut for Kent playing their first match against Derbyshire. It was in the second match of the 1874 season against Derbyshire that Draper achieved his best bowling performance of 5 for 51. He carried on playing for Kent until 1880. He also played for Hastings.

Draper was a left-hand batsman and played 17 innings in 9 first class matches with an average of 7.20 and a top score of 28. He was a right-arm medium pace bowler and took 20 first class wickets at an average of 38.45 and a best performance of 5 for 51.[1]

Draper was a first-class umpire between 1887 and 1898. He died at Tunbridge Wells, Kent at the age of 70

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