William Woodward

Who was William Woodward?

William Woodward was an English cricketer. Woodward's batting style is unknown, though it is known he occasionally played as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, where he was christened on 26 November 1813.

Woodward made his first-class debut for Nottingham Cricket Club against Sheffield Cricket Club in 1830 at the Hyde Park Ground, Sheffield. His next first-class appearance came in 1834 when Nottingham played two matches against Cambridge Town Club at Parker's Piece and the Forest New Ground. He made a further appearance for the club in that season against Sheffield. The following year he made two first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire against Sussex. Woodward made a total of six first-class matches, scoring 27 runs at an average of 3.37, with a high score of 13.

He died at Barrie, Ontario, Canada on 4 July 1862.