Bill Moore (cricketer)

William Henry Moore (16 October 1863 – 25 February 1956) was an Australian cricketer who represented both New South Wales and Western Australia at first-class level.

Bill Moore
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Henry Moore
Born(1863-10-16)16 October 1863
West Maitland,
Colony of New South Wales
Died25 February 1956(1956-02-25) (aged 92)
Lane Cove, New South Wales,
Australia
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
RelationsJ. Moore (father)
G. Moore (uncle)
L. D. Moore (brother)
C. G. Macartney (nephew)
F. S. Cummins (nephew)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1893–1894New South Wales
1899Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 5
Runs scored 109
Batting average 13.62
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 31*
Catches/stumpings 4/4
Source: CricketArchive, 14 November 2012

From Maitland, New South Wales, Moore came from a large cricketing family, with his father, uncle, brother, and two of his nephews all playing first-class cricket for New South Wales. One of his nephews was Charlie Macartney, who later played Test cricket for the Australian national cricket team.[1] Moore played all four matches for New South Wales in the 1893–94 Sheffield Shield, playing as a wicket-keeper. The second of these matches, against South Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, was played alongside his brother, Leon Moore, the only time the brothers played together at first-class level.[2]

Batting right-handed, Moore's highest first-class score, 31 not out, was made in the return match against South Australia, at the Adelaide Oval.[3] Later in the 1890s, Moore moved to Fremantle, Western Australia, and captained Western Australia in a match against South Australia in April 1899, held at the WACA Ground.[4] Having also played grade cricket for Fremantle teams, he later returned to New South Wales, where he died in Lane Cove, a suburb of Sydney, on 25 February 1956.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. Bill Moore – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  2. New South Wales v South Australia, Sheffield Shield 1893/94 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  3. South Australia v New South Wales, Sheffield Shield 1893/94 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  4. Western Australia v South Australia, Other First-Class matches in Australia 1898/99 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  5. Miscellaneous Matches played by Bill Moore (3) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  6. William Moore – ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
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