William Mitchell (cricketer, born 1859)

{{short description|English cricketer}}

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name =

| country = England

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| fullname = William Henry Mitchell

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1859|1|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Arundel, Sussex, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1929|11|16|1859|1|20|df=yes}}

| death_place = Southwater, Sussex, England

| heightft =

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| batting = Unknown

| bowling = Unknown

| role =

| family =

| club1 = Sussex

| year1 = 1886

| clubnumber1 =

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 2

| runs1 = 8

| bat avg1 = 2.00

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 4

| hidedeliveries = true

| catches/stumpings1 = –/–

| date = 16 December

| year = 2011

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/17621.html Cricinfo

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William Henry Mitchell (20 January 1859 – 16 November 1929) was an English cricketer. Mitchell's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at Arundel, Sussex.

Mitchell made two first-class appearances for Sussex in 1886 against Kent at County Ground, Hove and Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31506/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by William Mitchell|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=16 December 2011}} Against Kent, Mitchell scored 3 runs in Sussex's first-innings before being dismissed by Jimmy Wootton. In Sussex's second-innings he was dismissed by the same bowler for a duck, with Kent winning the match by 4 wickets.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/3/3107.html|title=Sussex v Kent, 1886|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=16 December 2011}} Against Nottinghamshire, he was dismissed for a single run in Sussex's first-innings by Wilfred Flowers. In their second-innings he was dismissed by William Attewell for 4 runs, with Nottinghamshire winning by an innings and 15 runs.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/3/3117.html|title=Nottinghamshire v Sussex, 1886|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=16 December 2011}}

He died at Southwater, Sussex on 16 November 1929.