William Bottomore

{{short description|English cricketer}}

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| country = England

| fullname = William Bottomore

| birth_date = 1845

| birth_place = Shepshed, Leicestershire, England

| death_date = 21 October 1905 (aged 60)

| death_place = Shepshed, Leicestershire, England

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| batting = Unknown

| bowling = Right-arm medium-fast

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| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 1

| runs1 = 48

| bat avg1 = 48.00

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| top score1 = 35*

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| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| date = 10 February

| year = 2022

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/25682.html Cricinfo

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William Bottomore (1845 – 21 October 1905) was an English first-class cricketer.

Bottomore was born in the Leicestershire village of Shepshed in 1845. He played his county cricket for Leicestershire, then a second-class county. He was described as a fast bowler and a good batsman, recording a highest score of 79 against Sussex.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/227833.html|title=Wisden - Obituaries in 1905|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=2022-02-10}} Bottomore had travelled to the United States in 1883, where he played one first-class cricket match for the United States cricket team against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia at Philadelphia.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27215/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by William Bottomore|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2022-02-10|url-access=subscription}} Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 13 runs in the United States first innings by John B. Thayer. In their second innings he scored 35 unbeaten runs and shared in a match-winning partnership of 26 with Edward Ogden.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/2/2772.html|title=Gentlemen of Philadelphia v United States of America, 1883|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2022-02-10|url-access=subscription}} He returned to England the following year and continued to play minor matches for Leicestershire until 1885.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27215/all_teams.html|title=Teams William Bottomore played for|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2022-02-10|url-access=subscription}} Bottomore died suddenly at Shepshed in October 1905, aged 60.