William Magee Crozier (5 December 1873 in Dublin, Ireland – 1 July 1916 in Thiepval, France[1]) was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman,[1] he played one first-class match for Dublin University against Leicestershire in June 1895.[2]
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| Full name | William Magee Crozier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 December 1873 Dundrum, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 July 1916 (aged 42) Thiepval, Somme, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895 | Dublin University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 January 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He was a barrister by profession who served as a Lieutenant in the 9th battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and was killed in action on the first day on the Somme during the First World War.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b Cricket Archive profile
- ^ First-class matches played by William Crozier at Cricket Archive
- ^ Deaths in the War, 1916 from the Wisden Cricketers Almanack
- ^ "CWGC entry". Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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