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William Adams Mather (1830 – 25 May 1864) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The son of William Mather senior, he was born at Newcastle upon Tyne in 1830. He was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School in Bury St Edmunds, before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge. Mather left Cambridge without completing his degree at Cambridge. He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1853, making a single appearance against Cambridge University at Fenner's. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 15 runs in the MCC first innings by Ward Maule, while in their second innings he was run out for 4 runs. He was commissioned as a volunteer captain in the 1st Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne Rifle Volunteers in February 1860, before being promoted to major in April 1863. Mather suffered from ill health in his final years. He died at the Bath Hotel in London on 25 May 1864, aged 33.

References

1. ^ Hervey, Sydenham Henry Augustus (1908). Bury St. Edmunds Grammar School List 1550–1900. Bury St. Edmunds: Paul & Mathew. p. 258.
2. Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 4. Cambridge University Press. p. 357.
3. "First-Class Matches played by William Mather". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
4. "Cambridge University v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1853". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
5. "No. 22362". The London Gazette. 2 March 1860. p. 897.
6. "No. 22733". The London Gazette. 8 May 1863. p. 2465.
7. Fordyce, T. (1944). Local Records. Vol. 1. T. Fordyce. p. 418.
8. Funeral of the late Major Mather. Newcastle Chronicle. 4 June 1864. p. 2

External links

• William Mather at ESPNcricinfo

• 1830 births
• 1864 deaths
• Cricketers from Newcastle upon Tyne
• People educated at King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds
• Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
• English cricketers
• Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
• Volunteer Force officers
• 19th-century British Army personnel
• Military personnel from Newcastle upon Tyne