William Wiley (cricketer)

William Gordon Antony Wiley (14 November 1931 – 7 December 1999) was a South African first-class cricketer.

William Wiley

Personal information
Full name	William Gordon Antony Wiley
Born	14 November 1931 St James, Cape Province, South Africa
Died	7 December 1999(1999-12-07) (aged 68) Harare, Mashonaland, Zimbabwe
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Leg break googly
Relations	John Wiley (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1952	Oxford University
1952	Oxfordshire
1952/53–1953/54	Western Province
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 16 Runs scored 666 Batting average 22.96 100s/50s 1/4 Top score 100 Balls bowled 6 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 14/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 June 2019

Wiley was born at St James in Cape Town. He later travelled to England to study at Lincoln College, Oxford.^[1] While at Oxford he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Gloucestershire at Oxford in 1952.^[2] He made twelve first-class appearances for Oxford in 1952,^[2] scoring 580 runs at an average of 27.61, with a high score of 100.^[3] This score, which was his only first-class century, came against Sussex at Worthing.^[4] During the 1952 season, he also played minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire, making a single appearance against Berkshire in the Minor Counties Championship.^[5] Returning to South Africa, Wiley made four first-class appearances for Western Province in the 1952/53 and 1953/54 seasons.^[2] He later emigrated to Zimbabwe, where he died at Harare in December 1999. His brother was the cricketer and politician John Wiley.

References

1. "Player profile: William Wiley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
2. "First-Class Matches played by William Wiley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Wiley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
4. "Sussex v Oxford University, 1952". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
5. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by William Wiley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

External links

• William Wiley at ESPNcricinfo