William Pollock (cricketer)
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| Full name | William Pollock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 August 1886 Holywood, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 November 1972 (aged 86) Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Stuart Pollock (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1909–1923 | Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 October 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Pollock (28 August 1886 – 24 November 1972) was an Irish first-class cricketer.
Pollock was born at Holywood in County Down, and was educated at Campbell College, Belfast.[1] Considered to be the best Irish batsman of his time,[2] Pollock made his debut in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Perth in 1909.[3] His next first-class appearance came against the same opposition the following year at Dublin, before a two year gap before his next first-class appearance,[3] which came for Stanley Cochrane's Woodbrook Club and Ground against the touring South Africans at Bray.[1][3] His next appearance in first-class cricket came a decade later against Scotland in 1922,[3] which saw Pollock record his only first-class century when he made 144 opening the batting in Ireland's first-innings.[4] His final first-class appearance came the following year against the same opposition,[3] with Pollock scoring 81 runs in Ireland's first-innings.[5] Considered unfortunate not to play more times for Ireland,[1] Pollock scored a total 312 runs across his five first-class matches at an average of 34.66, while with the ball he took 9 wickets at a bowling average of 22.22, with best figures of 3/47.[6] Following his retirement from playing regular cricket, Pollock coached cricket at Rockport School and later ran a timber business.[1] His son, Stuart Pollock, also played first-class cricket for Ireland and was president of the Irish Cricket Union.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Player profile: William Pollock". CricketEurope. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1973 (1972)". ESPNcricinfo. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "First-Class Matches played by William Pollock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Scotland v Ireland, 1922". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Ireland v Scotland, 1923". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Player profile: William Pollock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 October 2018.