William Faviell

William Faviell
Personal information
Full name William Frederick Oliver Faviell
Born (1882-06-05)5 June 1882
Loughton, Essex, England
Died 14 February 1950(1950-02-14) (aged 67)
Nairobi, Kenya
Batting style Right-handed
Role Bowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1903–1910 Essex
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 14
Runs scored 241
Batting average 12.68
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 66*
Balls bowled
Wickets 10
Bowling average 26.10
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/40
Catches/stumpings 11/0
Source: Cricinfo, 22 July 2013

William Frederick Oliver Faviell (5 June 1882 4 February 1950) was a British Army officer and cricketer who played for Essex between 1903 and 1910.[1]

Military career

Faviell was commissioned into the 3rd (Militia) Battalion of the East Surrey Regiment in November 1900. He received a commission in the regular army as a second lieutenant in the Worcestershire Regiment on 30 April 1902,[2] and was stationed with his battalion in Orange River Colony to secure the peace after the Second Boer War.

References

  1. "William Faviell". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 27429. pp. 2862–2863. 29 April 1902.
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