About William Featherby
Lived 1888 – 1958 (aged 70). William Featherby was a British cricketer.
William Dixon Featherby (18 August 1888 – 20 November 1958) was an English first-class cricketer, who played two matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1920.
Yorkshire beat Derbyshire by an innings in his first match, in which he bowled four overs of off breaks, conceding 12 runs.
Featherby died at Goodmanham Lodge, in November 1958. His distinctive gravestone, with its rifle and cricket bat, is at All Saints Church, Goodmanham.
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Who was William Featherby?
English cricketer (1888-1958)
When was William Featherby born?
William Featherby was born on 18 August 1888.
When did William Featherby die?
William Featherby died on 20 November 1958.
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William Featherby was a cricketer.
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William Featherby was British.
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