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William Wall (8 January 1854 – 18 April 1922) was an English cricketer. Born at Wigan, Lancashire, he was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who made one appearance in first-class cricket.

The son of Thomas Wall, the founder of the Wigan Observer, Wall played his club cricket for Wigan, before making his only appearance in first-class cricket for Lancashire in 1877 against Derbyshire at Derby. Batting in the lower-order, Wall scored an unbeaten 17 in Lancashire's first-innings, but was dismissed without scoring in their second-innings by John Platts. In his capacity as wicket-keeper he took two catches and made two stumpings.

Local parish records indicate that he was by profession a collier. He died at Southport, Lancashire on 18 April 1922. His brothers, Henry and Thomas, both played first-class cricket.

References

1. "Lancashire player number 48 - Wall, Thomas". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
2. "Teams William Wall played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
3. "First-Class Matches played by William Wall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
4. "Derbyshire v Lancashire, 1877". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
5. "Baptisms at All Saints in the Town of Wigan / Baptisms recorded in the Register for 1882 - 1884 / Baptisms for 1883". www.lan-opc.org.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2015.

External links

• William Wall at ESPNcricinfo
• William Wall at CricketArchive

• 1854 births
• 1922 deaths
• Cricketers from Wigan
• English cricketers
• English miners
• Lancashire cricketers