William Soames

William Aldwin Soames (10 July 1850 – 27 December 1916) was an English cricketer. Soames was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Brighton, Sussex, and was educated at Brighton College. His father, William Aldwin Soames, had founded the college in 1845.

William Soames

Personal information
Full name	William Aldwin Soames
Born	10 July 1850 Brighton, Sussex, England
Died	27 December 1916 (aged 66) City of London, England
Batting	Right-handed
Relations	Henry Soames (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1875	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 17 Batting average 3.40 100s/50s –/– Top score 17 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 September 2012

Soames made his first-class debut for Sussex against Hampshire at the Green Jackets Ground, Winchester, in 1875. He made two further first-class appearances for the county in 1875, against Hampshire at the County Ground, Hove, and Gloucestershire at the College Ground, Cheltenham.[1] In his three first-class matches for the county, he scored 17 runs at an average of 3.40, with a high score of 17.[2] His 17 runs all came in the first-innings of his first match against Hampshire, thereafter he failed to score in four consecutive innings. According to Scores and Biographies, "[he] is a good average bat and fields well at long-leg or cover-point."[3]

He died at Bank station in the City of London on 27 December 1916. His brother, Henry, played first-class cricket for Hampshire.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by William Soames". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Soames". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
3. "Wisden - Other deaths in 1916". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2012.

External links

• William Soames at ESPNcricinfo
• William Soames at CricketArchive