William Prince (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Prince (cricketer)

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 28-Mar-1868

Place of Birth: Somercotes, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Jun-1948

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

William Prince (28 March 1868 – 1 June 1948) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1898. Prince was born in Somercotes, Derbyshire, the son of Thomas Prince, a coal miner, and his wife Hannah.
In 1881 the family was living at Skegby, Nottingham and Prince himself was a miner at the age of 13.Prince, with fellow one-timer John Bourne, played one match for Derbyshire in the 1898 season in July against Nottinghamshire.
A right-arm medium-fast bowler, Prince was given little chance to bowl and took no wickets, but conceded just thirteen from nine overs, the best runs-per-over rate for the team during the entire match.
He was a right-handed batsman and as a tailender, put on two runs in the first innings and did not bat in the second innings as the match finished as a draw.Prince died in New Ollerton at the age of 80.