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William Moorcroft

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William Moorcroft was a British cricketer.

William Moorcroft (dates of birth and death unknown) was an English first-class cricketer.

Moorcroft was employed in Southampton by the Ordnance Survey, for whom he played club cricket for as a bowler. He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Gloucestershire at Southampton in the 1911 County Championship. Moorcroft was not required to bat in the match and bowled 19 wicketless overs. He later played league cricket in Southampton for Deanery, where he was a prolific batsman and bowler. Following the First World War, he would sit on the club's committee.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: William Moorcroft

· Wikidata: Q8015763

· DBpedia: William Moorcroft (cricketer)

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