William Dible

William Dible
Personal information
Full name
William Guy Dible
Born(1861-11-05)5 November 1861
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Died15 August 1894(1894-08-15) (aged 32)
Fareham, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1882Surrey
1883–1890Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 26
Runs scored 503
Batting average 12.89
100s/50s –/1
Top score 63
Balls bowled 4,969
Wickets 90
Bowling average 22.17
5 wickets in innings 5
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 7/60
Catches/stumpings 18/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 February 2010

William Guy Dible (5 November 1861 — 15 August 1894) was an English first-class cricketer.

Dible was born in Southampton in November 1861. Dible made his debut in first-class cricket for Surrey against the touring Australians at The Oval in 1882, in what was his only appearance for Surrey.[1] In 1883, he was engaged by Hampshire,[2] debuting for Hampshire in that season against Sussex at Hove, with him taking figures of 5 for 69 in the Sussex first innings.[3] He played first-class cricket for Hampshire until the county lost its first-class status at the end of the 1885 season, with Dible making 25 appearances.[1] He had success as an effective right-arm fast bowler, taking 90 wickets at an average of 22.12; he took five wickets in an innings on five occasions and ten wickets in a match once. His career best innings bowling figures were 7 for 60.[4] As a batsman, he scored 495 runs for Hampshire at an average of 13.37, making one half century score of 68.[5] Following the loss of Hampshire's first-class status, he continued to play second-class matches for Hampshire until 1890.[6] Dible died at Fareham on 15 August 1894.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by William Dible". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Cricket". Hampshire Independent. Southampton. 16 June 1883. p. 5. Retrieved 24 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Sussex v Hampshire, County Match 1883". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  4. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by William Dible". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  5. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Dible". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Teams William Dible played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Death of an old cricketer". Hampshire Post and Southsea Observer. Portsmouth. 31 August 1894. p. 7. Retrieved 24 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.