William Foster (Scottish cricketer)

{{short description|Scottish cricketer and Royal Marines officer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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| country = Scotland

| fullname = William John Foster

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1934|2|3|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox

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| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 2

| runs1 = 79

| bat avg1 = 19.75

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 36

| deliveries1 = 18

| wickets1 = 0

| bowl avg1 = –

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| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| date = 15 March

| year = 2019

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/13161.html Cricinfo

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William John Foster (born 3 February 1934) is a Scottish former first-class cricketer and Royal Marines officer.

Foster was born at Glasgow and was educated in England at Harrow School.{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29502/29502.html |title=Player profile: William Foster |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-03-15 |url-access=subscription}} He was commissioned into the Royal Marines as a second lieutenant in November 1952.{{London Gazette |issue=39705|date=28 November 1952|page=6273}} He was made an acting lieutenant in April 1954,{{London Gazette |issue=40184|date=28 May 1954|page=3133}} with promotion to the full rank of lieutenant in May 1956.{{London Gazette |issue=40892|date=2 October 1956|page=5572}} He was promoted to the rank of captain in January 1964.{{London Gazette |issue=43211|date=3 January 1964|page=85}} Foster made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Combined Services cricket team in 1964, playing against Cambridge University at Uxbridge, and Oxford University at Aldershot.{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29502/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by William Foster |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-03-15 |url-access=subscription}} He scored a total of 79 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 36.{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29502/f_Batting_by_Team.html |title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Foster |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-03-15 |url-access=subscription}}