Billy Ringrose

For the Irish Olympic equestrian, see Billy Ringrose (equestrian).

Billy Ringrose

Ringrose in 1907
Personal information
Full name	William Ringrose
Born	(1871-09-02)2 September 1871 Ganton, Yorkshire, England
Died	14 September 1943(1943-09-14) (aged 72) Cross Gates, Yorkshire, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1901–1906	Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 61 Runs scored 377 Batting average 5.98 100s/50s –/– Top score 23 Balls bowled 7,387 Wickets 175 Bowling average 20.38 5 wickets in innings 11 10 wickets in match 2 Best bowling 9/76 Catches/stumpings 27/-
Source: Cricinfo profile

William Ringrose (2 September 1871 – 14 September 1943) was an English first-class cricketer, who played fifty seven games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1901 and 1906, and was a professional at Forfarshire Cricket Club between 1907 and 1912. During his time at Forthill he was capped by Scotland four times. He also appeared for the Yorkshire Second XI (1901–1905), Yorkshire Colts (1902) and Major Shaw's XI (1906).

Born in Ganton, East Riding of Yorkshire (now North Yorkshire), Ringrose was a right arm fast medium bowler, who took 175 first-class wickets at 20.38, with a best return of 9 for 76 against the Australian tourists. He also took 7 for 51 against Leicestershire and 7 for 86 against Nottinghamshire. He took five wickets in an innings eleven times and ten wickets in a match twice. A left-handed tail end batsman, he scored 377 runs at 5.98, with a highest score of 23 against Leicestershire and took 27 catches in the field. Ringrose died in September 1943 in Manston, Cross Gates, Leeds, Yorkshire.

External links

• Cricinfo profile
• Cricket Archive statistics