William Tester (cricketer)
William Abraham Tester (8 June 1857 – 9 June 1890) was an English cricketer active from 1878 to 1888 who played for Sussex. He was born and died in Brighton. He appeared in 104 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled roundarm right arm slow. He scored 2,675 runs with a highest score of 130 and took 154 wickets with a best performance of seven for 40.[1]
He died in the Sussex County Hospital of injuries he had sustained when he threw himself from the upper storey of his house six weeks previously. He left a widow and five children, the fifth of whom was born the day before Tester died.[2]
References[]
- ^ William Tester at CricketArchive
- ^ "Cricket Notes". Lyttelton Times: 2. 5 August 1890.
External links[]
- William Tester at ESPNcricinfo
- William Tester at CricketArchive
Categories:
- 1857 births
- 1890 deaths
- English cricketers
- Sussex cricketers
- North v South cricketers
- Players of the South cricketers
- 1890s suicides
- Suicides by jumping in England
- English cricket biography, 1850s birth stubs