William Dible
CountryEngland
FullnameWilliam Guy Dible
Birth date5 November 1861
Birth placeSouthampton, Hampshire, England
Death date15 August 1894 (aged 32)
Death placeFareham, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
Club 1Surrey
Year 11882
Club 2Hampshire
Year 21883–1890
Columns1
Column 1First-class
Matches 126
Runs 1503
Bat avg 112.89
100s/50s 1–/1
Top score 163
Deliveries 14,969
Wickets 190
Bowl avg 122.17
Fivefor 15
Tenfor 11
Best bowling 17/60
Catches/stumpings 118/–
Date14 February
Year2010
Sourcehttp://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/11890.html Cricinfo

William Guy Dible (5 November 1861 — 15 August 1894) was an English first-class cricketer.

Dible was born in Southampton in November 1861. Dible made his debut in first-class cricket for Surrey against the touring Australians at The Oval in 1882, in what was his only appearance for Surrey.[1] In 1883, he was engaged by Hampshire,[2] debuting for Hampshire in that season against Sussex at Hove, with him taking figures of 5 for 69 in the Sussex first innings.[3] He played first-class cricket for Hampshire until the county lost its first-class status at the end of the 1885 season, with Dible making 25 appearances.[1] He had success as an effective right-arm fast bowler, taking 90 wickets at an average of 22.12; he took five wickets in an innings on five occasions and ten wickets in a match once. His career best innings bowling figures were 7 for 60.[4] As a batsman, he scored 495 runs for Hampshire at an average of 13.37, making one half century score of 68.[5] Following the loss of Hampshire's first-class status, he continued to play second-class matches for Hampshire until 1890.[6] Dible died at Fareham on 15 August 1894.[7]

References

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Dible". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Cricket". Hampshire Independent. 16 June 1883. p. 5. Retrieved 24 June 2024. – via British Newspaper Archive
  3. ^ "Sussex v Hampshire, County Match 1883". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  4. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by William Dible". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  5. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Dible". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Teams William Dible played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Death of an old cricketer". Hampshire Post and Southsea Observer. 31 August 1894. p. 7. Retrieved 24 June 2024. – via British Newspaper Archive.