# Billy Slade > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Billy_Slade > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Billy_Slade.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Slade > Source revision: 1233854603 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Welsh cricketer (1941–2019)}} {{EngvarB|date=August 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Billy Slade | country = Wales | fullname = William Douglas Slade | nickname = | international = true | birth_date = {{birth date|1941|9|27|df=y}} | birth_place = [Briton Ferry](/source/Briton_Ferry), [Glamorgan](/source/Glamorgan), Wales | death_date = {{death date and age|2019|12|22|1941|9|27|df=y}} | death_place = | heightft = | heightinch = | heightm = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm [medium](/source/Seam_bowling) | role = | family = | club1 = [Glamorgan](/source/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club) | year1 = 1961–1967 | clubnumber1 = | columns = 2 | column1 = [First-class](/source/First-class_cricket) | matches1 = 67 | runs1 = 1,482 | bat avg1 = 14.11 | 100s/50s1 = 0/3 | top score1 = 73[*](/source/not_out) | deliveries1 = 3,027 | wickets1 = 32 | bowl avg1 = 46.65 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 4/144 | catches/stumpings1 = 100/– | column2 = [List A](/source/List_A_cricket) | matches2 = 4 | runs2 = 52 | bat avg2 = 13.00 | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 28 | deliveries2 = 54 | wickets2 = 0 | bowl avg2 = – | fivefor2 = – | tenfor2 = – | best bowling2 = – | catches/stumpings2 = 2/– | date = 26 October | year = 2012 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20209.html Cricinfo }} '''William Douglas Slade''' (27 September 1941 – 22 December 2019){{Cite web|url=https://www.glamorgancricket.com/news/billy-slade-a-tribute|title=Billy Slade - a tribute}} was a [Welsh](/source/Welsh_people) [cricket](/source/cricket)er. A right-handed [batsman](/source/batsman_(cricket)) who bowled right-arm [medium pace](/source/Seam_bowling), he was born at [Briton Ferry](/source/Briton_Ferry), [Glamorgan](/source/Glamorgan). ==First-class career== Slade made his [first-class](/source/first-class_cricket) debut for [Glamorgan](/source/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club) in the [1961 County Championship](/source/1961_County_Championship) against [Hampshire](/source/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club) at [St. Helen's, Swansea](/source/St._Helen's_Rugby_and_Cricket_Ground). In his first season, he made a further thirteen first-class appearances,{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4642/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Billy Slade|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=27 October 2012}} scoring 370 runs at an [average](/source/batting_average_(cricket)) of 17.61,{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4642/f_Batting_by_Season.html|title=First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Billy Slade|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=27 October 2012}} while recording his maiden [half century](/source/half_century) against [Leicestershire](/source/Leicestershire_County_Cricket_Club).{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24983.html|title=Glamorgan v Leicestershire, 1961 County Championship|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=27 October 2012}} However, in the following season he made just six first-class appearances, and struggled to break into Glamorgan's first eleven over the following three seasons, making eight first-class appearances in 1963, seven in 1964 and eight in 1965. In 1963 he made his [List A](/source/List_A_cricket) debut against [Somerset](/source/Somerset_County_Cricket_Club) in the first-round of the [Gillette Cup](/source/1963_Gillette_Cup). Glamorgan progressed to the quarter-finals of the tournament, with Slade playing in Glamorgan's quarter-final defeat to [Worcestershire](/source/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club).{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4642/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Billy Slade|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=27 October 2012}} In 1966, Slade appeared in fourteen first-class matches, twelve of which came in that season's [County Championship](/source/1966_County_Championship). He scored 338 runs in the season, at an average of 13.52, and passed fifty just once, against [Sussex](/source/Sussex_County_Cricket_Club).{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28271.html|title=Glamorgan v Sussex, 1966 County Championship|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=27 October 2012}} He also made a List A appearance in the [1966 Gillette Cup](/source/1966_Gillette_Cup) in a second-round defeat by [Warwickshire](/source/Warwickshire_County_Cricket_Club). The 1967 season was to be his last in first-class cricket, with Slade making ten appearances, the last of which came against [Middlesex](/source/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club). In his final season, he scored a total of 273 runs at an average of 15.16, with a high score of 42. He also made a single List A appearance in a [1967 Gillette Cup](/source/1967_Gillette_Cup) second-round defeat to Hampshire at the [United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth](/source/United_Services_Recreation_Ground). Throughout his time at Glamorgan, Slade had been unable to command a regular place in Glamorgan's starting eleven. He played a total of 67 first-class matches for the county, scoring 1,482 runs at an average of 14.11,{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4642/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Billy Slade|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=27 October 2012}} with a high score of 73 [not out](/source/not_out) against [Derbyshire](/source/Derbyshire_County_Cricket_Club) in 1963.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/26/26077.html|title=Glamorgan v Derbyshire, 1963 County Championship|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=27 October 2012}} He was part of the Glamorgan team which [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-england-1964-61332/glamorgan-vs-australians-tour-match-930213/full-scorecard beat the Australians in 1964], just their second defeat to a county since 1912, Slade taking two close catches.{{Cite journal|last=Coyne|first=James|date=July 2020|title=Obituaries|url=|journal=The Cricketer|volume=100|pages=95|via=}} Slade was an exceptional fielder close to the wicket,{{cite web |title=Billy Slade |url=https://glamorgancricketarchives.com/billy-slade/ |website=Museum of Welsh Cricket |date=24 June 2020 |accessdate=22 August 2020}} usually at short leg. [Don Shepherd](/source/Don_Shepherd) said he had "fantastic hands". In 67 matches, he took 100 catches. He was also occasionally utilised as an off-spin [bowler](/source/bowling_(cricket)), taking 32 wickets at a [bowling average](/source/bowling_average) of 46.65, with best figures of 4/144.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4642/f_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=First-class Bowling For Each Team by Billy Slade|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=27 October 2012}} In his four List A matches, he scored 52 runs at an average of 13.00, with a high score of 28.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4642/a_Batting_by_Team.html|title=List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Billy Slade|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=27 October 2012}} == International career == Slade later [captained](/source/captain_(cricket)) [Wales](/source/Wales_cricket_team) in the [1979 ICC Trophy](/source/1979_ICC_Trophy) against the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands_national_cricket_team), [Israel](/source/Israel_national_cricket_team) and the [United States](/source/United_States_national_cricket_team).{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4642/ICC_Trophy_Matches.html|title=ICC Trophy Matches played by Billy Slade|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=27 October 2012}} Wales failed to progress from their group in the tournament, although they were not eligible for qualification for the [1979 World Cup](/source/1979_Cricket_World_Cup) even if they had won the event. Slade coached cricket at [Marlborough College](/source/Marlborough_College), and in a number of other schools and clubs. He also ran a pub in the [Vale of Neath](/source/Vale_of_Neath). He suffered from dementia in his final years. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20209.html Billy Slade] at [ESPNcricinfo](/source/ESPNcricinfo) *[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4642/4642.html Billy Slade] at CricketArchive {{DEFAULTSORT:Slade, Billy}} Category:1941 births Category:2019 deaths Category:Cricketers from Briton Ferry Category:Welsh cricketers Category:Glamorgan cricketers Category:Welsh cricket captains Category:Welsh cricket coaches --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Billy Slade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Slade) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Slade?action=history)). 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