Wilfred Ball

Wilfred Ball

Personal information
Full name	Wilfred Joseph Ball
Born	24 April 1895 Thrapston, Northamptonshire, England
Died	23 July 1965 (aged 70) Hollowell, Northamptonshire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1924–1931	Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 10 Batting average 2.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 8 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 November 2011

Wilfred Joseph Ball (24 April 1895 – 23 July 1965) was an English cricketer. Ball was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Thrapston, Northamptonshire.

Ball made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire in the 1924 County Championship against Nottinghamshire. Seven years later he returned to county cricket, making three further first-class appearances for the county in the 1931 County Championship against Warwickshire, Derbyshire and Glamorgan.^[1] In his four first-class matches, he just 10 runs at an average of 2.50, with a high score of 8.^[2]

He died at Hollowell, Northamptonshire on 23 July 1965.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Wilfred Ball". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Wilfred Ball". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2011.

External links

• Wilfred Ball at ESPNcricinfo
• Wilfred Ball at CricketArchive