William Tavaré

William Andrew Tavaré (born 1 January 1990) is an English former cricketer who played for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. Tavaré is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Bristol and educated at Bristol Grammar School. He retired from cricket following the 2019 County Championship.[1]

Will Tavaré
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Andrew Tavaré
Born (1990-01-01) 1 January 1990
Bristol, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RelationsChris Tavaré (uncle)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–2012Loughborough MCCU
2014–2019Gloucestershire
2014Tamil Union
FC debut10 April 2010 Loughborough MCCU v Kent
LA debut31 July 2014 Gloucestershire v Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 54 8
Runs scored 2,721 221
Batting average 31.63 27.62
100s/50s 6/14 0/2
Top score 139 77
Balls bowled 102 –
Wickets 0 –
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – n/a
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings 36/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 29 September 2017

While studying for his degree in human biology at Loughborough University,[2] Tavaré made his first-class debut for Loughborough MCCU against Kent in 2010. He has made two further first-class appearances for Loughborough MCCU, against Yorkshire in 2010 and Kent in 2011.[3] His three first-class appearances have so far seen him score 172 runs at an average of 34.40, with two fifties and a high score of 59.[4]

On 28 September 2013, Tavaré signed for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club after impressing for the county's second XI during the 2013 season.[5]

He is the nephew of both former England cricketer Chris Tavaré and business executive Simon Lee.

References
  1. "County ins and outs 2019-20". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. "Player profile: William Tavaré". www.loughboroughmccu.com. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by William Tavaré". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Tavaré". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  5. "Will Tavare: Gloucestershire hand batsman one-year deal". BBC Sport. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
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