William Baldock (Somerset cricketer)

William Baldock

Personal information
Full name	William Frederick Baldock
Born	(1900-08-01)1 August 1900 Wellington, Somerset, England
Died	30 December 1941(1941-12-30) (aged 41) Terengganu, British Malaya
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1920–1936	Somerset
First-class debut	2 June 1920 Somerset v Oxford University
Last First-class	1 July 1936 Somerset v Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 10 Runs scored 238 Batting average 17.00 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 63* Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 20 December 2009

William Frederick Baldock (1 August 1900 – 30 December 1941) was an English cricketer who played ten first-class matches for Somerset County Cricket Club from 1920 to 1936. A right-handed batsman, his top-score for Somerset was 63 not out,[1] made against the Indians in 1936.[2]

William Baldock was the son of Colonel William Stanford Baldock and Mary. Baldock was working in Malaya as a Conservator of Forests and was serving as a Private with the 2nd (Selangor) Battalion, Federated Malay States Volunteer Force when he died on 30 December 1941, aged 41.

References

1. "Player Profile: William Baldock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
2. "Somerset v Indians". CricketArchive. 9 May 1936.

External links

• William Baldock at CricketArchive (subscription required)
• William Baldock at ESPNcricinfo