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William Mitchell (cricketer, born 1859)

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Full name
  
William Henry Mitchell

Name
  
William Mitchell

1886
  
Sussex

Bowling style
  
Unknown

Batting style
  
Unknown


Born
  
20 January 1859 (
1859-01-20
)
Arundel, Sussex, England

Died
  
16 November 1929(1929-11-16) (aged 70) Southwater, Sussex, England

William Henry Mitchell (20 January 1859 – 16 November 1929) was an English cricketer. Mitchell's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at Arundel, Sussex.

Mitchell made two first-class appearances for Sussex in 1886 against Kent at County Ground, Hove and Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. Against Kent, Mitchell scored 3 runs in Sussex's first-innings before being dismissed by Jimmy Wootton. In Sussex's second-innings he was dismissed by the same bowler for a duck, with Kent winning the match by 4 wickets. Against Nottinghamshire, he was dismissed for a single run in Sussex's first-innings by Wilfred Flowers. In their second-innings he was dismissed by William Attewell for 4 runs, with Nottinghamshire winning by an innings and 15 runs.

He died at Southwater, Sussex on 16 November 1929.

References

William Mitchell (cricketer, born 1859) Wikipedia