W. Pilkington (Oxford University cricketer)
William Pilkington (6 December 1806 at Chichester, Sussex – 2 June 1832 at Chichester) was an English cricketer with amateur status. He was associated with Oxford University and made his first-class debut in 1827.[1]
Pilkington matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford, in 1824 but in the same year won a demyship at Magdalen College and studied there 1824–31, becoming a fellow in 1831. He became a Church of England priest but died in 1832 aged only 25.[2]
References
- ↑ "W. Pilkington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ↑ Foster, Joseph (1888). Alumni Oxonienses: the members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886. 3. Oxford: Parker and Co. p. 1117.
Bibliography
- Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volume 2 (1827–1840). Lillywhite.
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