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Richard Wardill
Richard Wilson Wardill (3 November 1840 – 17 August 1873) was an Australian cricketer who played in ten first-class cricket matches, eight of which were for Victorian cricket team, Victoria. Family The son of the stockbroker Joseph Wilson Wardill (1796-1866), and Mary Wardill (1815-1878), née Briddon, Richard Wilson Wardill was born at Everton, Liverpool, Everton, Liverpool, England on 3 November 1840. He was the brother of Benjamin Wardill, Benjamin Johnston Wardill (1842-1917). He married Eliza Helena Lovett Cameron (1848-1943), later Mrs. Edward Thomas Tatham, on 18 May 1871. Their son, Dick Wardill, Richard Cameron Wardill (1872-1929) was born in Melbourne on 5 July 1872. Cricket He was the first cricketer to score a century (cricket), century in Australian first-class cricket, when he made 110 and 45 not out in Victoria's victory over New South Wales in 1867-68. Wardill was also an influential player and administrator in the early years of Australian rules football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everton, Liverpool
Everton is a district in Liverpool, in Merseyside, England, in the Liverpool City Council ward of Everton. It is part of the Liverpool Walton Parliamentary constituency. Historically in Lancashire, at the 2001 Census the population was recorded as 7,398, increasing to 14,782 at the 2011 Census. Toponymy The name Everton is derived from the Saxon word ''eofor'', meaning ''wild boar that lives in forests''. Description Everton is an inner-city area located just north of Liverpool city centre, with Vauxhall to the west, Kirkdale to the north, and Anfield to the north-east. The Liverpool entrance to the Kingsway Tunnel is located near the boundaries of this area. Everton consists generally of more modern terraced homes, and is statistically one of the most deprived areas of the city. History Everton is an ancient settlement and, like Liverpool, was one of the six unnamed berewicks of West Derby. Until the late 18th century Everton was a small rural parish of Walton-on-the-Hill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
