William Henderson (cricketer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | William Andrew Henderson |
| Born |
19 November 1917 Pretoria, South Africa |
| Died |
21 March 1995 (aged 77) Sandton, Transvaal, South Africa |
| Batting style | Right-hand bat |
| Bowling style | Right-arm bowler |
William Henderson was a South African cricketer who only played 10 first class matches and never played any tests. He shares the record for taking Five wickets in six balls (W W W W 0 W, last 3 and first 3 balls of consecutive overs) in first class cricket with 4 other bowlers. He achieved this record for North East Transvaal against Orange Free State at Bloemfontein in 1937-38.
Summary of record
N. E. Transvaal won the toss and batted first, scoring 71 (Dudley Sparks took six for 21). In reply Orange Free State scored 94 (Lennox Brown took six for 55). In their second innings N. E. Transvaal scored 414 for seven declared (Raymond Currer scored 150 and Robert Hicks 121). Requiring 392 to win, Orange Free State were dismissed for 46. William Henderson took seven for 4, including four wickets in four balls and five wickets in six balls. N. E. Transvaal won by 345 runs.[1]
Career
First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1937/38-1946/47)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct North Eastern Transvaal 10 15 2 98 32 7.53 0 0 5
First-Class Career Bowling (1937/38-1946/47)
Balls Mdns Runs Wkts BB Ave 5wI 10wM SRate Econ North Eastern Transvaal 2274 39 992 33 7-4 30.06 1 0 68.90 2.61