William Wingfield (cricketer, born 1834)

William Wingfield (30 September 1834 – 18 April 1913) was a Welsh-born clergyman and a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, Cambridgeshire and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) between 1855 and 1862.[1][2] He was born at Newtown, Powys and died at Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

Wingfield was educated at Rossall School and at Trinity College, Cambridge.[3] As a cricketer, Wingfield was a right-handed middle-order batsman and, in his early career at least, a wicketkeeper. He cemented his place in the 1855 University team with an innings of 69 in only his second first-class game, the match against the MCC, and this remained his highest score.[4] He played in the University Match against Oxford University in each of his three seasons at Cambridge, but only in his last year did he make much impact, though his 54 in Cambridge's second innings was insufficient to prevent a defeat.[5] Cricket was not his only sport at Cambridge: he won a Blue as cox of the Cambridge rowing eight at Henley in 1855 and was then cox of the successful Cambridge boat in the Boat Race 1856.[3]

Wingfield graduated from Cambridge University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1857, and this converted to a Master of Arts in 1861.[3] He was ordained as a deacon in the Church of England in 1859 and as a priest the following year.[3] From 1860 to 1863, he was vicar of Ford, Shropshire; from 1863 to his retirement in 1901, he was vicar of Leighton, Shropshire.

References

  1. ↑ "William Wingfield". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 26 September 2017. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. ↑ "William Wingfield". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 J. Venn and J. A. Venn. "Alumni Cantabrigienses: William Wingfield". www.archive.org/Cambridge University Press. p. 538. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Scorecard: Cambridge University v Marylebone Cricket Club". www.cricketarchive.com. 14 May 1855. Retrieved 27 September 2017. (Subscription required (help)).
  5. ↑ "Scorecard: Oxford University v Cambridge University". www.cricketarchive.com. 25 June 1857. Retrieved 27 September 2017. (Subscription required (help)).
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