About William Collett
Lived 1839 – 1904 (aged 64). William Collett was a British cricketer.
William Eustace Collett (23 September 1839 – 1 May 1904) was an English cricketer. He played four first-class matches for Surrey County Cricket Club between 1869 and 1874.
Collett was born at Lambeth, at that point still part of Surrey. Professionally a proctor's clerk, He married Hannah London in 1859; the couple had nine children.
Described by Wisden as "a good average batsmen" who "could bowl fast round-armed" and who usually fielded at long stop or mid-off,
Collett died at Lambeth in May 1904. He was aged 64.
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Who was William Collett?
cricketer (1839-1904)
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William Collett was born on 23 September 1839 in Lambeth.
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William Collett died on 1 May 1904 in Lambeth.
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William Collett was a cricketer.
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