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William Mechen
Personal information
Full name
William Mechen
Born(1852-08-01)1 August 1852
Southwick, Sussex, England
Died10 March 1880(1880-03-10) (aged 27)
Southwick, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1876–1879Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 43
Batting average 5.37
100s/50s –/–
Top score 20
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 December 2011

William Mechen (8 January 1852 – 10 March 1880) was an English cricketer. Mechen was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Southwick, Sussex.

Mechen made his first-class debut for Sussex against Gloucestershire at County Ground, Hove in 1876. He made three further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against Kent in 1879 at the Old County Ground, West Malling.[1] In his four first-class matches, he scored 43 runs at an average of 5.37, with a high score of 20.[2]

He died at the village of his birth on 10 March 1880.

References

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  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Mechen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Mechen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
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