About William Bather
Lived 1861 – 1939 (aged 77). William Bather was a British cricketer.
Rev. William Henry Bather (12 December 1861 – 3 January 1939) was an English cricketer. He was born at Meole Brace near Shrewsbury, third son of John Bather of Day House, Meole Brace.
He played six first-class matches for Cambridge University Cricket Club between 1882 and 1883. He also played cricket at county level for Hertfordshire and, between 1879 and 1892, for Shropshire.
He was educated at Rossall School and Cambridge University,
He later became a Church of England clergyman, being ordained deacon in 1886 and priest in 1887 by the Bishop of St Albans. He was an assistant master at Elstree School (1884-94), and curate of Aldenham (1886-88) and Cheshunt (1894-97) in Hertfordshire, He lived in retirement at Boscombe, Hampshire, where he died.
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Who was William Bather?
cricketer (1861-1939)
When was William Bather born?
William Bather was born on 12 December 1861 in Meole Brace.
When did William Bather die?
William Bather died on 3 January 1939 in Boscombe.
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William Bather was a cricketer.
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William Bather was British.
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