William Crozier
Personal information
Full name
William Magee Crozier
Born5 December 1873
Dundrum, Ireland
Died1 July 1916(1916-07-01) (aged 42)
Thiepval, Somme, France
BattingRight-handed
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1895Dublin University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 7
Batting average 3.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 4
Balls bowled 75
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 January 2022

William Magee Crozier (5 December 1873 in Dublin, Ireland – 1 July 1916 in Thiepval, France[1]) was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman,[1] he played one first-class match for Dublin University against Leicestershire in June 1895.[2]

He was a barrister by profession who served as a Lieutenant in the 9th battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and was killed in action on the first day on the Somme during the First World War.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Cricket Archive profile
  2. First-class matches played by William Crozier at Cricket Archive
  3. Deaths in the War, 1916 from the Wisden Cricketers Almanack
  4. "CWGC entry". Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.


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