William Pickett (cricketer)

William Pickett

Personal information
Full name	William Pickett
Born	1805 Streatham, Surrey, England
Died	7 December 1849 (aged 43–44) Brighton, Sussex, England
Batting	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1828–1838	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 17 Runs scored 148 Batting average 4.62 100s/50s –/– Top score 31 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 February 2012

William Pickett (1805 – 7 December 1849) was an English cricketer. Pickett's batting style is unknown. He was born at Streatham, Surrey.

Pickett made his first-class debut for Sussex against Kent in 1828. He made sixteen further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against England in 1838.^[1] In his total of seventeen first-class matches, Pickett was not noted for his success with the bat, scoring just 132 runs at an average of 4.62, with a high score of 31.^[2]

He died at Brighton, Sussex on 7 December 1849.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by William Pickett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Pickett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 February 2012.

External links

• William Pickett at ESPNcricinfo
• William Pickett at CricketArchive