William Charles Nock (born 1864 in the West Indies, died 3 February 1909) was a
West Indian cricketer
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who was manager of the first
West Indian touring team to England in 1900.
Nock worked in the civil service in Trinidad.
[ He played two first-class matches for Trinidad in 1891–92 with no success: batting at number 11, he made one run in three innings. He was secretary of ]Queen's Park Cricket Club
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in Port of Spain
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from its beginning in 1891.[ W. A. Bettesworth]
"Chats on the Cricket Field: Mr. W. C. Nock"
''Cricket'', 23 August 1900, pp. 353–54. For his work in organising cricket matches as part of the celebrations of Trinidad's centenary in 1897 he was awarded the Silver Centenary Medal.[ In late 1900 he was appointed Warden of Montserrat, in central Trinidad.]
''Cricket'', 29 November 1900, p. 457.
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Trinidad and Tobago cricketers
1864 births
1909 deaths
Place of birth missing
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