William East (cricketer)
William East, an English cricketer active from 1896 to 1914, played for Northamptonshire. He appeared in 163 first-class matches as a right arm medium pace bowler who was a right-handed batsman. East was born in Northampton on 29 August 1872 and died in Abington, Northamptonshire on 19 December 1926. He took 499 first-class wickets with a best performance of seven for 11 and he scored 4,012 runs with a highest score of 86 not out.[1]
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- ^ "William East". 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
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