About William Hickton
Lived 1884 – 1942 (aged 57). William Hickton was a British cricketer.
William Henry Hickton (28 August 1884 – 8 April 1942) was an English first-class cricketer who played in five matches for Worcestershire in the space of little over a month in 1909. He took only two wickets: those of Warwickshire's Charles Baker and Middlesex's Harold Wyatt.
Hickton was born in Lower Broughton, Salford, Lancashire; he died in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire at the age of 58.
His father, also named William, had a longer first-class career, playing 60 games in the 1860s and 1870s.
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Who was William Hickton?
English cricketer (1884-1942)
When was William Hickton born?
William Hickton was born on 28 August 1884.
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William Hickton died on 8 April 1942.
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William Hickton was a cricketer.
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William Hickton was British.
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· DBpedia: William Hickton (cricketer, born 1884)
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