William Philpott

William Philpott (24 January 1819 – 4 November 1891) was an Australian cricketer. He played two first-class cricket matches for Victoria.^[1] Philpott holds the distinction for having been the captain of the Victorian cricket team for the first ever first-class cricket match played in Australia, from 11 February 1851 to 12 February 1851. This match was also the first intercolonial match played in Australia. The match was played against Tasmania, which eventually won the timeless match after two-days of play. Thus, Philpott became the first ever losing captain in first-class cricket in Australia.^[2]

William Philpott

Personal information
Born	(1819-01-24)24 January 1819 West Farleigh, Kent, England
Died	4 November 1891(1891-11-04) (aged 72) Linton, Kent, England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1850/51-1855/56	Victoria
First-class debut	11-12 February 1851 Victoria v Tasmania
Last First-class	26-27 March 1856 Victoria v New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 36 Batting average 9.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 17 Catches/stumpings 0/-
Source: Cricinfo, 15 January 2015

See also

• List of Victoria first-class cricketers

References

1. "William Philpott". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
2. Rose, T. (2000). The Initial First-Class Match in Australia. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 2 January 2016.