William Mathews

Cricket Player

1793 – 1858

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Who was William Mathews?

William Mathews was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1821 to 1830. He was mainly associated with Surrey and made 31 known appearances in first-class matches.

Mathews took part in the Gentlemen v Players matches between 1824 and 1830, usually representing the Players, but in 1825 he was a given man for the Gentlemen. He played for All-England in the 1827 roundarm trial matches and was one of the signatories to the petition after the second game that called upon the authorities to ban roundarm.

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Born
Mar 23, 1793
Crondall
Died
Aug 20, 1858

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on July 23, 2013

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