William Oates (cricketer, born 1929)

William Oates
Personal information
Full name
William Farrand Oates
Born(1929-06-11)11 June 1929
Sheffield, England
Died15 May 2001(2001-05-15) (aged 71)
Canada
BattingRight-handed
Bowling
  • Right-arm off-break
  • Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1956Yorkshire
1959–1965Derbyshire
FC debut27 June 1956 Yorkshire v Australians
Last FC1 September 1965 Derbyshire v Yorkshire
LA debut22 May 1963 Derbyshire v Hampshire
Last LA22 May 1965 Derbyshire v Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 124 5
Runs scored 4,588 50
Batting average 22.94 10.00
100s/50s 2/28 0/0
Top score 148* 14
Balls bowled 1,090
Wickets 13
Bowling average 44.38
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/47
Catches/stumpings 54/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, May 2011

William Farrand Oates (11 June 1929 – 15 May 2001) was an English first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire in 1956, and for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1965.