William Baldock (cricketer, born 1815)

William Baldock (1815 – 23 June 1878) was an English first-class cricketer.

William Baldock

Personal information
Full name	William Baldock
Born	1815 Bapchild, Kent, England
Died	23 June 1878 (aged 62/63) Surbiton, Surrey, England
Batting	Unknown
Relations	William Baldock junior (son) William Baldock (grandson)
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 8 Runs scored 127 Batting average 10.58 100s/50s –/– Top score 28 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 July 2020

The son of William Henry Baldock,[1] was born in Kent at Bapchild and made his debut in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Gentlemen of England at Lord's in 1842. He made a further seven appearances in the fixture between 1842–49,[2] scoring 127 runs in his eight first-class matches for the Gentlemen of Kent, which he made at an average of 10.58 and with a high score of 28.[3] In addition to playing first-class cricket, Baldock also served in the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot,[1] having formerly served in the East Kent Yeomanry from 1840 as a cornet.[4] Baldock died at Surbiton in June 1878,[1] and was survived by his son, William junior, who played first-class cricket for Hampshire. His grandson, also called William, played first-class cricket for Somerset.

References

1. Births, Marriages, Deaths. London Evening Standard. 26 June 1878. p. 1
2. "First-Class Matches played by William Baldock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
3. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Baldock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
4. "No. 19840". The London Gazette. 27 March 1840. p. 796.

External links

• William Baldock at ESPNcricinfo