About William Stearman
Born 1813. William Stearman was a British cricketer.
William Stearman (1813 – 11 April 1846) was an English cricketer who played during the 1830s and 1840s. He made 15 top-class appearances, mainly for Kent, immediately before the formation of Kent County Cricket Club.
Stearman was born at Aldborough in Norfolk in 1813, the son of John and Sarah Stearman (née Muniment).
On his debut for Kent against Sussex in 1836, Stearman scored 26 not out in his second innings, the highest score of the match.
By 1843 Stearman had returned to Norfolk. He played for Norfolk between 1842 and 1845 in minor matches. He died of tuberculosis in 1846 and is buried at Thurgarton, the neighbouring village to Aldborough.
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