William Oscroft

William Oscroft (16 December 1843 – 10 October 1905)^[1] was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1864 to 1882, mainly for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and made 244 known appearances in first-class matches.^[2]

Oscroft was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast roundarm bowler who occasionally played as a wicket-keeper. Among the representative teams he played for were the North (1864–1879), the All-England Eleven (1865–1878), the Players (1871–1880) and the United North of England Eleven (1872–1879).

References

^ "Death of William Oscroft". Sheffield Telegraph. No. 15680. 11 October 1905. p. 9. Retrieved 3 August 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ CricketArchive. Retrieved on 13 August 2009.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Richard Daft	Nottinghamshire County cricket captain 1881-1882	Succeeded by Alfred Shaw

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[1] "Death of William Oscroft". Sheffield Telegraph. No. 15680. 11 October 1905. p. 9. Retrieved 3 August 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[2] CricketArchive. Retrieved on 13 August 2009.

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