Billy Midwinter

William Evans Midwinter (19 June 1851 – 3 December 1890) was a cricketer who played four Test matches for England, sandwiched between eight Tests that he played for Australia. Midwinter holds a unique place in cricket history as the only cricketer to have played for both Australia and England in Test Matches against each other.

Billy Midwinter
Personal information
Full name
William Evans Midwinter
Born(1851-06-19)19 June 1851
St Briavels, Gloucestershire, England
Died3 December 1890(1890-12-03) (aged 39)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National sides
Test debut (cap 10)15 March 1877 
Australia v England
Last Test1 March 1887 
Australia v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 12 160
Runs scored 269 4,534
Batting average 13.45 19.13
100s/50s 0/0 3/12
Top score 37 137*
Balls bowled 183 23,440
Wickets 24 419
Bowling average 25.20 17.41
5 wickets in innings 1 27
10 wickets in match 0 3
Best bowling 5/78 7/27
Catches/stumpings 10/– 122/–
Source: CricketArchive, 4 March 2017
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