William Pickett (cricketer)

William Pickett (1805 – 7 December 1849) was an English cricketer. Pickett's batting style is unknown. He was born at Streatham, Surrey.

William Pickett

Personal information
Full name	William Pickett
Born	1805 Streatham, Surrey, England
Died	7 December 1849 (aged 43–44) Brighton, Sussex, England
Batting	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1828–1838	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 17 Runs scored 148 Batting average 4.62 100s/50s –/– Top score 31 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 February 2012

Pickett made his first-class debut for Sussex against Kent in 1828. He made sixteen further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against England in 1838.[1] In his total of seventeen first-class matches, Pickett was not noted for his success with the bat, scoring just 132 runs at an average of 4.62, with a high score of 31.[2]

He died at Brighton, Sussex on 7 December 1849.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by William Pickett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Pickett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 February 2012.

External links

• William Pickett at ESPNcricinfo
• William Pickett at CricketArchive