William Mitchell (cricketer, born 1859)

William Henry Mitchell (20 January 1859 – 16 November 1929) was an English cricketer. Mitchell's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at Arundel, Sussex.

William Mitchell
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Henry Mitchell
Born(1859-01-20)20 January 1859
Arundel, Sussex, England
Died16 November 1929(1929-11-16) (aged 70)
Southwater, Sussex, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1886Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 8
Batting average 2.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 4
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 December 2011

Mitchell made two first-class appearances for Sussex in 1886 against Kent at County Ground, Hove and Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.[1] Against Kent, Mitchell scored 3 runs in Sussex's first-innings before being dismissed by Jimmy Wootton. In Sussex's second-innings he was dismissed by the same bowler for a duck, with Kent winning the match by 4 wickets.[2] Against Nottinghamshire, he was dismissed for a single run in Sussex's first-innings by Wilfred Flowers. In their second-innings he was dismissed by William Attewell for 4 runs, with Nottinghamshire winning by an innings and 15 runs.[3]

He died at Southwater, Sussex on 16 November 1929.

References
  1. "First-Class Matches played by William Mitchell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  2. "Sussex v Kent, 1886". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  3. "Nottinghamshire v Sussex, 1886". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
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