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Bill Moore (cricketer)
Australian cricketer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Henry Moore (16 October 1863 – 25 February 1956) was an Australian cricketer who represented both New South Wales and Western Australia at first-class level.
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Full name | William Henry Moore | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1863-10-16)16 October 1863 West Maitland, Colony of New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Died | 25 February 1956(1956-02-25) (aged 92) Lane Cove, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
Relations | J. Moore (father) G. Moore (uncle) L. D. Moore (brother) C. G. Macartney (nephew) F. S. Cummins (nephew) | ||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1893–1894 | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
1899 | Western Australia | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 14 November 2012 |
From Maitland, New South Wales, Moore came from a large cricketing family, with his father, uncle, brother, and two of his nephews all playing first-class cricket for New South Wales. One of his nephews was Charlie Macartney, who later played Test cricket for the Australian national cricket team.[1] Moore played all four matches for New South Wales in the 1893–94 Sheffield Shield, playing as a wicket-keeper. The second of these matches, against South Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, was played alongside his brother, Leon Moore, the only time the brothers played together at first-class level.[2]
Batting right-handed, Moore's highest first-class score, 31 not out, was made in the return match against South Australia, at the Adelaide Oval.[3] Later in the 1890s, Moore moved to Fremantle, Western Australia, and captained Western Australia in a match against South Australia in April 1899, held at the WACA Ground.[4] Having also played grade cricket for Fremantle teams, he later returned to New South Wales, where he died in Lane Cove, a suburb of Sydney, on 25 February 1956.[5][6]