William Prosser (cricketer)

William Henry Prosser (16 July 1870 – 30 June 1952) was a Welsh-born schoolmaster and a cricketer who played in a single first-class cricket match for Cambridge University in 1893.[1] He was born at Devauden, Gwent and died at Heacham, Norfolk.

The son of the rector of Devauden, Prosser was educated at Selwyn College, Cambridge.[2] From 1891 to 1895 he played occasional minor cricket for Monmouthshire as a lower-order batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler.[1] But his only appearance in first-class cricket at Cambridge was in a 12-a-side match against the Gentlemen of England; he batted at No 12 in his only innings and failed to score, and he bowled 10 overs and failed to take a wicket.[3]

Prosser graduated from Cambridge University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1893.[2] He became a schoolmaster and was headmaster of Snettisham Grange Preparatory School in Norfolk.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "William Prosser". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 J. Venn and J. A. Venn. "Alumni Cantabrigienses: William Prosser". www.archive.org/Cambridge University Press. p. 208. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Scorecard: Cambridge University v Gentlemen of England". www.cricketarchive.com. 15 May 1893. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
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