William Whitcher

{{Short description|English cricketer (1832–1910)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

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| country = England

| fullname = William Whitcher

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| birth_date = c. 1832

| birth_place = Emsworth, Hampshire, England

| death_date = 9 March {{death year and age|1910|1832}}

| death_place = Southampton, Hampshire, England

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| batting = Unknown

| bowling = Unknown

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| club1 = Hampshire

| year1 = {{nowrap|1864–1867}}

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 2

| runs1 = 27

| bat avg1 = 13.50

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 17*

| deliveries1 = 48

| wickets1 = 0

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = –/–

| date = 1 January

| year = 2009

| source = http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22397.html Cricinfo

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William Whitcher (c. 1832 — 3 March 1910) was an English first-class cricketer.

Whitcher was born in about 1832 at Emsworth, Hampshire. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1864, which was the club's first season with first-class status. This came against Sussex. In this match he bowled 5 wicket-less overs in the Sussex first-innings. In Hampshire's first-innings, he ended the innings unbeaten without scoring. Having batted at number 10 in the first-innings, he opened the batting in Hampshire's second-innings. This promotion up the order was not successful, with Whitcher being run out for a duck. Sussex eventually won the match by 10 wickets.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1/1351.html|title=Sussex v Hampshire, 1864|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=19 May 2011|url-access=subscription}} He next appeared in first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1867, when he played his final first-class match against Kent.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6922/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by William Whitcher|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=19 May 2011|url-access=subscription}} He scored his first first-class runs in Hampshire's first-innings, making 10 runs before being dismissed by George Bennett. In the second-innings he ended the innings unbeaten on 17. Whitcher bowled in the Kent first-innings, bowling 7 wicket-less overs. The match ended in a draw.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1/1501.html|title=Hampshire v Kent, 1867|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=19 May 2011|url-access=subscription}}

Whitcher died at Shirley in Southampton in March 1910.