William Francis Angus (born 16 April 1999) is an English former first-class

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er. Angus was born at

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in April 1999. He was educated in

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at both Parkside Academy and Durham Sixth Form Centre, before going up to

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. While studying at Durham, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for

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against Northamptonshire at

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in 2019. Batting once in the match, he was dismissed without scoring in the Durham MCCU first innings by

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, while with his off break bowling he took 2 wickets in Northamptonshire's first innings, dismissing Ricardo Vasconcelos and

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to take figures of 2 for 71. In addition to playing first-class cricket, Angus has also played

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for Northumberland.

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