Wilfrid Reay

Wilfrid Francis Reay (12 June 1891 – 8 October 1915) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Wilfrid Reay

Personal information
Full name	Wilfrid Francis Reay
Born	12 June 1891 Wallington, Surrey, England
Died	8 October 1915(1915-10-08) (aged 24) Thiepval, Somme, France
Batting	Unknown
Bowling	Unknown-arm fast-medium
Relations	Gilly Reay (brother)
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 5 Batting average – 100s/50s –/– Top score 5* Balls bowled 66 Wickets 1 Bowling average 51.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 1/51 Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 June 2019

The son of J. H. Reay, a civil servant, he was born at Wallington in June 1891.[1] He worked in the London Stock Exchange as an authorised clerk, and was married to Dorothy Katherine Livermore.[1] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University at Eastbourne in June 1910.[2] Batting once in the match, he scored 5 not out in the Gentlemen of England first-innings, while with the ball he took a single wicket in the Oxford first-innings when he dismissed Charles Hooman, finishing with figures of 1 for 51 from eleven overs.[3] He served in the First World War with the Royal Fusiliers as part of The Stockbrokers' Batallion, enlisting in August 1914 as a lance corporal.[1] He landed in Boulogne in on 30 July 1915, with his battalion sent to Tilques. He was killed in action nearby on 8 October 1915.[1] His body was never recovered and he is commemorated at the Thiepval Memorial.[1] His brother, Gilly, was also a first-class cricketer.

References

1. McCrery, Nigel (2015). Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War. Pen and Sword. p. 151. ISBN 1473864194.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Wilfrid Reay". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
3. "Gentlemen of England v Oxford University, 1910". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-22.

External links

• Wilfrid Reay at ESPNcricinfo