William Cator
William Cator (26 August 1839 – 6 June 1902) was an Irish first-class cricketer and clergyman.
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| Full name | William Cator | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 August 1839 Moorfield, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 June 1902 (aged 62) Woodbastwick, Norfolk, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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| 1860 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
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The son of Albermarle Cator, he was born in Ireland in August 1839 at Moorfield.[1] He was educated in England at Bromsgrove School,[2] before going up to St John's College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Cambridge University in The University Match of 1860 at Lord's.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 2 runs in the Oxford first-innings by Henry Plowden, while in their second-innings he was dismissed without scoring by Robert Lang.[4] After graduating from Oxford, Cator travelled to Australia and upon his return in 1870, he was ordained in the Church of England.[2] He was the rector of Beckenham from 1873–85.[1] Cator died in June 1902 at Woodbastwick, Norfolk.[5]
References
- Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 220.
- Borrowman, Robert (1910). Beckenham Past and Present. Thornton. p. 162.
- "First-Class Matches played by William Cator". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- "Oxford University v Cambridge University, 1860". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- "Wisden - Rev. William Cator". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2020.