William Dalton Buck (born 30 September 1946) is a former English first-class

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er. Buck was born in the

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suburb of

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in September 1946. He was educated at Clayesmore School and later St Luke's College. Buck represented both

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and

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in 1969. He made his first-class debut, playing for Somerset in June 1969, against the touring

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. In this match, he took his only wickets in first-class cricket, dismissing

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ers Roy Fredericks and

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. Two months later, he represented Hampshire against the touring New Zealanders at

. He remains the only cricketer to play against two different touring teams in the same season, for two different counties. He would not feature in first-class cricket again and would later lament how he wished he had been allowed to pursue a first-class career with Somerset, where he saw more opportunities. However, Hampshire, having recently released

Graham Roope Graham Richard James Roope (12 July 1946 – 26 November 2006) was an English cricketer, who appeared in twenty-one Tests and eight ODIs for England between 1973 and 1978. He also played for Surrey, Berkshire and Griqualand West in a career s ...

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, were reluctant to release Buck. Following his eventual release by Hampshire, he largely gave up playing the game and moved into a teaching career. Despite having largely given up playing the game, he did achieve his advanced coaching certificate.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Buck, Bill 1946 births Living people Cricketers from Southampton People educated at Clayesmore School English cricketers Somerset cricketers Hampshire cricketers Schoolteachers from Hampshire