William Dummer (cricketer)
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| Full name | William Dummer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 October 1847 Petworth, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 May 1922 (aged 74) Roffey, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1869 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 7 June 1869 Sussex v Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 24 June 1869 Sussex v Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 8 December 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Dummer (8 October 1847 – 13 May 1922) was an English cricketer who played three first-class matches for Sussex in 1869.
Dummer was born in Petworth, West Sussex, the first son of William Dummer (1819–1877) and Eliza Boxall (1823–1900).[1] He made his debut for Sussex against Surrey at the Kennington Oval on 7 June 1869, when he scored 35 not out in a first innings total of 253, followed by a duck in the second. With Harry Jupp leading the way with a total of 121, Surrey won the match by 6 wickets.[2]
Dummer played in the next two matches for Sussex scoring a further 25 runs in defeats against Kent[3] and Lancashire.[4] Described as a round arm Right-arm fast bowler, Dummer failed to take a wicket in any of his three appearances for Sussex, all of which ended in defeat.