| Fullname | Wilfred Stanley Bird |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 28 September 1883 |
| Birth place | Yiewsley, Middlesex, England |
| Death date | 9 May 1915 (aged 31) |
| Death place | Aubers Ridge, Richebourg, France |
| Date | 16 March 2017 |
| Source | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/9763.html Cricinfo |
Wilfred Stanley Bird (28 September 1883 – 9 May 1915) was an English cricketer. He played 55 first-class matches for Middlesex and Oxford University between 1904 and 1913.[1] He was killed in action during World War I.[2][3] According to Sydney Rhodes James, he was a "first-rate" wicketkeeper.[4]
Bird was a teacher at Ludgrove School for a number of years before being gazetted as a Lieutenant with the King's Royal Rifles in January, 1915.[5]
See also
- List of Middlesex County Cricket Club players
- List of cricketers who were killed during military service
References
- ^ "Wilfred Bird". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Bird, Wilfred Stanley". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Cricketers who died in World War 1 — Part 1 of 5". Cricket Country. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ James, Sydney Rhodes (1926). Seventy Years: Random Reminiscences and Reflection. Williams & Norgate. p. 175. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Obituaries in 1915". Wisden Almanack. 1916. Retrieved 16 January 2025.