William Moorcroft (cricketer)
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William Moorcroft (dates of birth and death unknown) was an English first-class cricketer.
Moorcroft was employed in Southampton by the Ordnance Survey, for whom he played club cricket for as a bowler.[1] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Gloucestershire at Southampton in the 1911 County Championship.[2] Moorcroft was not required to bat in the match and bowled 19 wicketless overs.[3] He later played league cricket in Southampton for Deanery, where he was a prolific batsman and bowler.[4] Following the First World War, he would sit on the club's committee.[5]
