William Horrocks

William John Horrocks (18 June 1905 – 15 November 1985) was an English-born cricketer who played 29 first-class cricket matches for Western Australia and Lancashire between 1927 and 1936.

Life and career Bill Horrocks' family moved from England to Perth in 1913. He impressed the English team in 1928–29 with his batting in Perth for Western Australia and an Australian XI, and one of the team, George Duckworth, a relative of his from Lancashire, suggested he return to Lancashire to play county cricket. but was not generally successful, and returned to Perth. Later that season he scored 212 for his team, Claremont, to help them to win the grade cricket final. Playing for a Combined XI against the touring English team in 1936–37, he scored 140, adding 306 for the second wicket with Jack Badcock.

Horrocks married Queenie Blythe in Claremont in April 1930. One of their children was born shortly before they left England in 1934 to return to Australia, and was baptised by an Anglican clergyman on board while the ship was navigating the Red Sea.

Horrocks moved from Perth to Melbourne in 1937 and played for Essendon Cricket Club, which he captained. Between 1942 and 1946 he was a regular umpire in Melbourne senior district cricket. He died in Melbourne in November 1985.