Reginald Wickham

Reginald William Wickham (4 March 1871 – 4 December 1952) was an English first-class cricketer.

Reginald Wickham
Personal information
Full nameReginald William Wickham
Born4 March 1871
Wetherby, Yorkshire, England
Died4 December 1952(1952-12-04) (aged 81)
Harrogate, Yorkshire, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 54
Batting average 7.71
100s/50s –/–
Top score 20*
Balls bowled 974
Wickets 24
Bowling average 19.04
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 5/38
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 July 2019

The son of William Wickham Wickham and his wife, Katherine Henrietta Fairfax, he was born at Wetherby in March 1871.[1] He toured the West Indies with Lord Hawke's XI 1896–97, making his debut in first-class cricket on the tour against Trinidad at Port of Spain. He made six further first-class appearances on the tour, playing further matches against Barbados and British Guiana.[2] Playing primarily as a bowler, he took 24 wickets on the tour at an average of 19.04, with best figues of 5 for 38.[3] These figures, which was his only first-class five wicket haul, came against British Guiana at Georgetown.[4] With the bat, he scored 50 runs with a high score of 20 not out.[5] He married Kathleen Wylie in 1907, with the couple having two children.[1] He died at Harrogate in December 1952.

References
  1. "Reginald William Wickham". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Reginald Wickham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Reginald Wickham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  4. "British Guiana v Lord Hawke's XI, Lord Hawke's XI in West Indies 1896/97". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  5. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Reginald Wickham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
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