William Field (cricketer)

{{short description|Australian cricketer}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = William Field

| fullname = William Field

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1816|3|17|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Port Dalrymple, Tasmania, Australia

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1890|6|22|1816|3|17|df=yes}}

| death_place = Bishopsbourne, Tasmania, Australia

| batting =

| bowling =

| role =

| club1 = Tasmania

| year1 = 1851

| type1 = First-class

| onetype1 = true

| debutdate1 = 11 February

| debutyear1 = 1851

| debutfor1 = Tasmania

| debutagainst1 = Victoria

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 1

| runs1 = 1

| bat avg1 = 0.5

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 1

| deliveries1 = 12

| wickets1 = 1

| bowl avg1 = 9.00

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 1/9

| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–

| date = 5 January

| year = 2011

| source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/2/2510/2510.html CricketArchive

}}

William Field (17 March 1816 – 22 June 1890) was an Australian cricketer, who played one game for Tasmania.

Field was born in Port Dalrymple, Tasmania. He has the distinction of having participated in the first ever first-class match in Australia, in which he unfortunately failed to make an impact.

Field died on 22 June 1890, in Bishopsbourne, Tasmania at the age of 74.