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William Crozier (cricketer)

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William Crozier
Born
William Magee Crozier

(1873-12-05)December 5, 1873
DiedJuly 1, 1916(1916-07-01) (aged 42)
Cause of deathKilled in action
NationalityIrish
OccupationCricketer

William Magee Crozier (5 December 1873 in Dublin, Ireland – 1 July 1916 in Thiepval, France[1]) was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman,[1] he played one first-class match for Dublin University against Leicestershire in June 1895.[2]

He was an officer of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and was killed in action on the First day on the Somme during the First World War.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Cricket Archive profile
  2. ^ First-class matches played by William Crozier at Cricket Archive
  3. ^ Deaths in the War, 1916 from the Wisden Cricketers Almanack
  4. ^ "CWGC entry". Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.