Wiltshire Cricketers 1858-2014

WILLIAMS, CHARLES (“CHARLIE”) (Snr) (1892-14). b 3.10.1871 St Giles, Finsbury, Middlesex. d 15.2.1940 Swindon. Football (Swindon Town, Wiltshire). Father of C. (Jnr). MCCA umpire. Cricket coach at Marlborough College. Clubs: Swindon GWR, Swindon. WILLIAMS, CHARLES (Jnr) (1921). b 17.9.1899 Swindon. d 9.1.1985 Princess Margaret Hospital, Swindon. Son of C. (Snr). Club: Swindon. WILLIAMS, Major PATRICK CYRIL (1947). b 12.12.1912 Ningpo, China. d 9.12.1981 Helston, Cornwall. Ed: King’s S, Canterbury; Royal Military C, Sandhurst. Also Europeans (1940/41). Club: Wiltshire Queries. WILLIAMS, STEPHEN (1975-90). b 11.3.1954 Rodbourne Cheney, Swindon. Ed: Herod Burne GS. RHB. LB. Also Gloucestershire (1978). Club: Swindon. WILLIS, EDWARD AMBROSE (“TED”) (1923-25). b 5.2.1890 Lydiard Tregoze, Swindon. d 9.5.1965 Devizes. RF. Club: Swindon. WILSON, ANDREW RICHARD DEANE (2007). b 8.8.1989 Santa Monica, California, United States of America. Ed: Manchester U. LHB. OB. Club: Chippenham. WILSON, BERTRAND TIMMINS (1907-11). b 27.8.1885 Coleshill, Warwickshire. d 8.2.1963 Torquay, Devon. Ed: Lethbridge Road S, Swindon. Club: Swindon. WILSON, ERNEST HENRY (1922). b 11.8.1903 Burbage, Marlborough. d 15.3.1942 lost at sea following sinking of HMS Vortigern by German warship. Ed: Burbage C of E S. Clubs: East Wilts, Ramsbury. WILSON, RUSSELL (1979-85). b 17.3.1959 Blackpool, Lancashire. RHB. RFM. Club: Swindon. WINTER, DWAIN ALAN (1994-2001). b 28.3.1964 Devizes. Ed: Commonweal S, Swindon. LHB. RM. occ WK. Cap (1997). Clubs: Swindon, Corsham. WINTOUR, WILLIAM FREDERICK (1890). b 25.12.1864 Swindon. d 28.4.1939 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Ed: St Paul’s Training C, Cheltenham. Also East Gloucestershire (1892). Club: Gloucester City. WITCHELL, HENRY GOUGH (1934-38). b 8.4.1906 Dursley, Gloucestershire. d 24.8.1965 Cotham Hill, Bristol. Ed: Sir William Romney’s S, Tetbury. RHB. LA. Also Gloucestershire (1923). MCCA (fc, 1935). Club: Tetbury. WOOD, GEORGE CURRY (1922). b 20.8.1884 Burnopfield, Co Durham. d 16.6.1943 Swindon. SLA. Club: Swindon. WOOD, NICHOLAS STEVEN (1992). b 5.6.1965 Southampton, Hampshire. Ed: St Mary’s C, Southampton. RHB. SLA. Club: Old Tauntonians. WOODHOUSE, SIMON MARK (2001). b 30.12.1978 Salisbury. RHB. SLA. Club: South Wilts. WOOKEY, Rev. STEPHEN MARK (1974-78). b 2.9.1954 Upavon. Ed: Malvern; CU (Emmanuel); OU (Wycliffe Hall). RHB. RM. Also CU (2, 1975-76), OU (1, 1978-80). Club: Devizes. WORT, JAMES (1935). b 24.4.1913 Salisbury. d 18.3.2003 Crowthorne, Berkshire. Ed: Eastbourne C; CU (St Catharine’s). RHB. LB. Also Berkshire (1946). Club: South Wilts. WRIGHT, Rev. CHARLES HOWARD (1858). b 30.11.1839 Drayton Parslow, Buckinghamshire. d 28.10.1912 Stewkey, Buckinghamshire. Ed: Marlborough; OU (Lincoln). Club: Marlborough College. WRIGHT, THOMAS LAWRENCE (1924-25). b 5.7.1895 Godstone, Surrey. d 16.7.1981 Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Ed: Christ’s Hospital S. SLA. Also Royal Artillery (1924-27), Alberta (1930-48), Calgary (1932). WYATT, Lieutenant-Colonel MICHAEL THOMAS HALIFAX (1858-59). b 26.4.1829 North Wraxall. d 5.3.1909 Westminster, Middlesex. Ed: Privately; OU (Exeter). Also OU (2, 1850-51), Oxfordshire (1849-51), Cheshire (1861-71). Clubs: Bath, Purton. WYNDHAM, Captain JOHN REGINALD (1895-1903). b 8.4.1870 Sutton Mandeville, Salisbury. d 16.3.1933 Wallingford, Berkshire. Ed: Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. Also India (1892/93), Upper India (1892/93). Clubs: Devizes, Wiltshire Wanderers. YOCKNEY, Captain THOMAS CLEMENT EDRIDGE (1891-92). b 27.9.1869 Corsham. d 5.1.1901 Naauwpoort Hill, Transvaal, South Africa. Ed: Salisbury S, Milford. Football (Chippenham Town). Uncle of W.E. Clubs: Corsham, Chippenham. YOCKNEY, Captain WILLIAM EDRIDGE (1911-14). b 27.3.1894 Lacock. d 9.9.1982 Wincanton, Somerset (registered as William Eldridge Yockney). Ed: Oundle. Nephew of T.C.E. Club: Chippenham. 42