William Mathews (cricketer)
Introduction '''William Mathews''' (born 23 March 1793 at Crondall, Hampshire; died 20 August 1858 at Woodbridge, Suffolk) was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1821 to 1830.He was mainly associated with Surrey and made 31 known appearances in first-class matches.Mathews took part in the Gentlemen v Players matches between 1824 and 1830, usually representing the Players, but in 1825, he was a given man for the Gentlemen. He played for All-England in the 1827 roundarm trial matches and was one of the signatories to the petition after the second game that called upon the authorities to ban roundarm.
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Bibliography * H S Altham, ''A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914)'', George Allen & Unwin, 1926* Arthur Haygarth, ''Scores & Biographies'', Volumes 1-2 (1744–1840), Lillywhite, 1862