# William Whitcher

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{{Short description|English cricketer (1832–1910)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
|                name = William Whitcher
|               image = 
|             country = England
|          birth_date = c. 1832
|         birth_place = [Emsworth](/source/Emsworth), [Hampshire](/source/Hampshire), England
|          death_date = 9 March {{death year and age|1910|1832}}
|         death_place = [Southampton](/source/Southampton), Hampshire, England
|               club1 = [Hampshire](/source/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club)
|               year1 = {{nowrap|1864–1867}}   
|             columns = 1
|             column1 = [First-class](/source/First-class_cricket)
|            matches1 = 2
|               runs1 = 27
|            bat avg1 = 13.50
|           100s/50s1 = 0/0
|          top score1 = 17[*](/source/not_out)
|         deliveries1 = 48
|            wickets1 = 0
|           bowl avg1 = –
|            fivefor1 = –
|             tenfor1 = –
|       best bowling1 = –
|  catches/stumpings1 = 0/–
|                date = 1 January
|                year = 2009
|              source = http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22397.html Cricinfo
}}

'''William Whitcher''' (c. 1832 — 3 March 1910) was an English first-class [cricket](/source/cricket)er.

Whitcher was born in about 1832 at [Emsworth, Hampshire](/source/Emsworth). He made his debut in [first-class cricket](/source/first-class_cricket) for [Hampshire](/source/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club) in 1864, which was the club's first season with first-class status. This came against [Sussex](/source/Sussex_County_Cricket_Club). In this match he bowled 5 wicket-less [overs](/source/over_(cricket)) in the Sussex first-innings. In Hampshire's first-innings, he ended the innings [unbeaten](/source/not_out) without scoring. Having [batted](/source/Batting_order_(cricket)) at number 10 in the first-innings, he opened the batting in Hampshire's second-innings. This promotion up the order was not successful, with Whitcher being [run out](/source/run_out) for a [duck](/source/duck_(cricket)). Sussex eventually won the match by 10 wickets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1/1351.html|title=Sussex v Hampshire, 1864|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=19 May 2011|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He next appeared in first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1867, when he played his final first-class match against [Kent](/source/Kent_County_Cricket_Club).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6922/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by William Whitcher|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=19 May 2011|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He scored his first first-class runs in Hampshire's first-innings, making 10 runs before being dismissed by [George Bennett](/source/George_Bennett_(cricketer%2C_born_1829)). In the second-innings he ended the innings unbeaten on 17. Whitcher bowled in the Kent first-innings, bowling 7 wicket-less overs. The match ended in a [draw](/source/Result_(cricket)).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1/1501.html|title=Hampshire v Kent, 1867|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=19 May 2011|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

Whitcher died at [Shirley](/source/Shirley%2C_Southampton) in [Southampton](/source/Southampton) in March 1910.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=22397}}

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Category:1830s births
Category:1910 deaths
Category:People from Emsworth
Category:English cricketers
Category:Hampshire cricketers
Category:Cricketers from Hampshire
Category:19th-century English sportsmen

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