William Mechen
William Mechen (8 January 1852 – 10 March 1880) was an English cricketer. Mechen was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Southwick, Sussex.
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| Full name | William Mechen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 August 1852 Southwick, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 March 1880 (aged 27) Southwick, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1876–1879 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 December 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mechen made his first-class debut for Sussex against Gloucestershire at County Ground, Hove in 1876. He made three further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against Kent in 1879 at the Old County Ground, West Malling.[1] In his four first-class matches, he scored 43 runs at an average of 5.37, with a high score of 20.[2]
He died at the village of his birth on 10 March 1880.
References
- "First-Class Matches played by William Mechen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Mechen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
External links
- William Mechen at ESPNcricinfo
- William Mechen at CricketArchive
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