Walter Powys
Walter Norman Powys (28 July 1849 – 7 January 1892) was an English first-class cricketer. Powys was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm roundarm fast.
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| Full name | Walter Norman Powys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 July 1849 Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 January 1892 (aged 42) Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm roundarm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Arthur Powys (Brother), Richard Powys (Brother), Arthur Crichton (Uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1877–1879 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1877–1878 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1871–1872 & 1874 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 February 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Powys was the son of the Hon. Atherton Legh Powys and Charlotte Elizabeth Norman. He was admitted to Pembroke College, Cambridge in 1870, and re-admitted after interruptions in 1874 and 1877, finally graduating in 1879.[1] He played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, Hampshire and the Marylebone Cricket Club from 1871 to 1879, playing 27 first-class matches, with his final first-class match in 1879 coming for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University. In addition Powys played first-class matches during that period for the Gentlemen of the North, the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players fixture, the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club and the Orleans Club.
In his first-class career, Powys scored 244 runs at a batting average of 6.97, with a high score of 30. With the ball Powys took 98 wickets at a bowling average of 26.88, taking 6 five wicket haul and 3 ten wicket hauls in a match and with best figures of 9/42 in 1871 in his debut first-class match against the Marylebone Cricket Club. In the field Powys took 9 catches.
Powys died at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire on 7 January 1892.
Family
Powys' brothers Arthur and Richard both played first-class cricket, as did his uncle Arthur Crichton.
References
- "Powys, Walter Norman (PWS870WN)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
External links
- Walter Powys at Cricinfo
- Walter Powys at CricketArchive
- Matches and detailed statistics for Walter Powys