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William Massey

1846 – 1899

English cricketer in England and USA

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Lived 1846 – 1899 (aged 53). William Massey was a British cricketer.

William Morton Massey (11 April 1846 – 19 April 1899) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Somerset in 1882 and for Lancashire in 1883. He was born in Manchester (then in Lancashire, England) and died in New York City, United States.

Massey was a middle-order batsman who played cricket for Somerset teams in the years immediately before the county club was granted first-class status in 1882; he also played for other amateur sides, such as the "Gentlemen of Devon" in this period. His sole first-class appearance for Somerset came in 1882, and the following year he made a single first-class appearance for Lancashire, for whom he was qualified by birth. He was not successful in either of his first-class games, his highest score being just 5.

After the mid-1880s, Massey was resident in New York. He played cricket into the mid-1890s for the Staten Island Athletic Club in league and local matches against, for example, the Staten Island Cricket Club.

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Who was William Massey?

English cricketer in England and USA (1846-1899)

When was William Massey born?

William Massey was born on 11 April 1846.

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William Massey died on 19 April 1899.

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William Massey was a cricketer.

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William Massey was British.

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· Wikipedia: William Massey

· Wikidata: Q16198777

· DBpedia: William Massey (cricketer)

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