# William Collett

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For the British mine owner and politician, see [William Rickford Collett](/source/William_Rickford_Collett).

**William Eustace Collett** (23 September 1839 – 1 May 1904)[a] was an English [cricketer](/source/Cricket). He played four [first-class](/source/First-class_cricket) matches for [Surrey County Cricket Club](/source/Surrey_County_Cricket_Club) between 1869 and 1874.[1]

Collett was born at [Lambeth](/source/Lambeth), at that point still part of [Surrey](/source/Surrey).[a][2] Professionally a [proctor](/source/Proctor)'s clerk, He married Hannah London in 1859; the couple had nine children.

Described by *[Wisden](/source/Wisden)* as "a good average batsmen" who "could bowl fast [round-armed](/source/Roundarm_bowling)" and who usually fielded at [long stop](/source/Fielding_(cricket)#Other_positions) or [mid-off](/source/Mid-off),[3] Collett made his first-class debut for Surrey in a July 1869 match against [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club) at [The Oval](/source/The_Oval). He made scores of three and one during the match, but was retained in the side for the following two matches, playing against [Nottinghamshire](/source/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club) later in July and [Yorkshire](/source/Yorkshire_County_Cricket_Club) in early August. He made his highest first-class score, 19 runs, against Nottinghamshire. Collett's final first-class match was an 1874 fixture against [Cambridge University](/source/Cambridge_University_Cricket_Club) at [Fenner's](/source/Fenner's). In his four appearances for Surrey he scored a total of 44 runs; he did not bowl.[4]

Collett died at Lambeth[a] in May 1904. He was aged 64.[1]

## Notes

1. Collett's biographical details are given differently in his *[Wisden](/source/Wisden)* obituary. This has him born at [Lambeth](/source/Lambeth) on 23 September 1841 and dying at [Kennington](/source/Kennington) on 2 May 1904.[3]

## References

1. [William Collett](http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/11232.html), [CricInfo](/source/CricInfo). Retrieved 12 March 2017.

1. ACS (1980) *Surrey Cricketers 1839–1880*, p. 9. Cleethorpes: The [Association of Cricket Statisticians](/source/Association_of_Cricket_Statisticians). ([Available online](https://archive.acscricket.com/cricketers_series/surrey_cricketers_1839-1980/index.html) at [The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians](/source/The_Association_of_Cricket_Statisticians_and_Historians). Retrieved 22 June 2025.)

1. Obituaries in 1904, *[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack](/source/Wisden_Cricketers'_Almanack)*, 1905. ([Available online](https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/227832.html) at [CricInfo](/source/CricInfo). Retrieved 22 June 2025.)

1. [William Collett](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28636/28636.html), CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 June 2025. (subscription required)

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