Willie Llewelyn
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Aberdulais, Glamorgan, Wales
Penllergaer, Glamorgan, Wales
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | William Dillwyn Llewelyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 April 1868 Aberdulais, Glamorgan, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 August 1893 (aged 25) Penllergaer, Glamorgan, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1890–1891 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1893 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 August 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Dillwyn Llewelyn (1 April 1868 – 24 August 1893) was a Welsh first-class cricketer.
Llewelyn was engaged to a daughter of Lord Dynevor, but he committed suicide a week prior to the scheduled date for his marriage. [1] His funeral was attended by many of Wales' leading social figures.[2]
The son of Sir John Dillwyn-Llewellyn and his wife, Caroline Julia Hicks-Beach, he was born at Aberdulais in April 1868.[3] He was educated at Eton College, before going up to New College, Oxford.[4]
Career
While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the touring Australians at Oxford in 1890. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1891, making sixteen appearances and gaining a blue in both 1890 and 1891.[5] Llewelyn scored 638 runs in these matches, at an average of 20.58 and a high score of 116,[6] which came against the Gentlemen of England in 1890.[7] During his time at Oxford, he also played one first-class match for the Oxford and Cambridge Universities Past and Present cricket team against the Australians at Portsmouth in 1890.
Following his graduation from Oxford, he appeared in further first-class matches in 1893 for the Gentlemen of England and the Marylebone Cricket Club.[5] Llewelyn was associated with Glamorgan County Cricket Club, then a second-class county, becoming the club treasurer in 1893.[8]