William Pilkington (cricketer)
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William Pilkington (6 December 1806 – 2 June 1832) was an English cricketer with amateur status. He was associated with Oxford University and made his first-class debut in 1827.[1]
The son of Charles Pilkington of Chichester, Pilkington matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford, in 1824. In the same year he won a demyship at Magdalen College and studied there 1824–31, becoming a fellow in 1831.[2]
Pilkington was ordained a Church of England priest in 1830, and became a curate at Eastergate. He died in 1832, aged 25.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "W. Pilkington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ a b s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Pilkington, Rev. William
- ^ "Pilkington, William (1830–1830)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835. CCEd Person ID 64877. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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