William Traill
English cricketer and barrister
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William Frederick Traill (7 January 1838 – 3 October 1905) was an English barrister and first-class cricketer.[1]
Life
He was born in Lewisham, the fourth son of James Traill, stipendiary magistrate, and his wife Caroline Whateley; George Traill was his uncle.[2][3][4] his brothers James Christie Traill (eldest son, for Oxford U.) and George Balfour Traill (born 1833, for the MCC) also played cricket.[5][6] Another brother, the sixth son, was Henry Duff Traill (1842–1900).[4]
Traill was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and St John's College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1856, and graduated B.A. in 1860.[2][7] From 1858 to 1867, he played cricket for Kent, Oxford University and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).[7]
He died in South Hampstead.[7]
Works
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Traill wrote verse, under the pseudonym "Adon". His works included:[8]
- Lays of Modern Oxford (1874 and later editions), with illustrations by Mary Ellen Edwards
- Through Storm and Sunshine (1875)
Drawing on undergraduate experiences, Traill wrote a volume of stories, Tales of Modern Oxford (1882). It features a Bullingdon Club dinner, and the ragging of a drunken college porter, made up blackface with burnt cork, and robed in academic dress.[9][10][11]
