| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | William Guy Dible | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1861-11-05)5 November 1861 Southampton, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 August 1894(1894-08-15) (aged 32) Fareham, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1882 | Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1883–1890 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 14 February 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Guy Dible (5 November 1861 — 15 August 1894) was an English first-class cricketer.
Dible was born in Southampton in November 1861. Dible made his debut in first-class cricket for Surrey against the touring Australians at The Oval in 1882, in what was his only appearance for Surrey. In 1883, he was engaged by Hampshire, debuting for Hampshire in that season against Sussex at Hove, with him taking figures of 5 for 69 in the Sussex first innings. He played first-class cricket for Hampshire until the county lost its first-class status at the end of the 1885 season, with Dible making 25 appearances. He had success as an effective right-arm fast bowler, taking 90 wickets at an average of 22.12; he took five wickets in an innings on five occasions and ten wickets in a match once. His career best innings bowling figures were 7 for 60. As a batsman, he scored 495 runs for Hampshire at a average of 13.37, making one half century score of 68. Following the loss of Hampshire's first-class status, he continued to play second-class matches for Hampshire until 1890. Dible died at Fareham on 15 August 1894.
References
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Dible". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- "Cricket". Hampshire Independent. Southampton. 16 June 1883. p. 5. Retrieved 24 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Sussex v Hampshire, County Match 1883". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by William Dible". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Dible". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- "Teams William Dible played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- "Death of an old cricketer". Hampshire Post and Southsea Observer. Portsmouth. 31 August 1894. p. 7. Retrieved 24 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.