About William Webb
Lived 1898 – 1969 (aged 71). William Webb was a cricketer.
William Louis Taggart Webb (6 February 1898 – 3 April 1969) was an English first-class cricketer and civil servant.
Webb was born at Camberwell. He first joined the Civil Service in August 1922 as a clerk in the Inland Revenue. He represented the Civil Service cricket team in its only appearance in first-class cricket against the touring New Zealanders at Chiswick in 1927. Batting twice during the match, he scored 59 runs in the Civil Service first-innings before being dismissed by Matt Henderson, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 17 runs by Roger Blunt.
He later transferred to the Ministry of Labour in November 1929. He died at Southport in April 1969.
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Who was William Webb?
English cricketer and civil servant (1898-1969)
When was William Webb born?
William Webb was born on 6 February 1898 in Camberwell.
When did William Webb die?
William Webb died on 3 April 1969 in Southport.
What was William Webb's occupation?
William Webb was a cricketer.
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· DBpedia: William Webb (cricketer, born 1898)
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