William Dible
Cricket Player
1861 – 1894
Who was William Dible?
William Guy Dible was an English cricketer. Dible was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast.
Greenfield made his first-class debut for Surrey against the touring Australians in 1882. This was the only first-class appearance Dible made for Surrey.
In 1883 Dible made his first-class debut Hampshire against Sussex. On debut Dible claimed his maiden five wicket haul with figures of 5/69. Later in the 1883 season in Hampshire's second match against Sussex, Dible took ten wickets in the match with 4/16 in Sussex's first innings and 6/50 in their second.
In 1884 Dible represented Hampshire in eight first-class matches, where he took 34 wickets at a bowling average of 22.61, including figures of 5/65 against Surrey. In addition Dible scored his maiden and only first-class half century, a score of 68 against Sussex.
The 1885 season would turn out to be Hampshire's last season with first-class status until the 1895 County Championship, nonetheless Dible played eleven first-class matches for the county during that season, with his final first-class match coming against Kent. In Dible's 25 first-class matches for Hampshire, he scored 495 runs at a batting average of 13.37 and a high score of 68. With the ball Dible took 90 wickets at a bowling average of 22.12, with five five wicket hauls and best figures of 7/60. Dible took ten wickets in a match once.
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- Born
- Nov 5, 1861
Southampton - Nationality
- England
- Died
- Aug 15, 1894
Fareham
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on July 23, 2013
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