William Norris Antliff (23 August 1848 – 29 April 1909) was an English

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er who played first-class cricket for

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in 1880. Antliff was born in

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and became a railway clerk.British Census 1881 RG11 3402/12 p18 He played for Derbyshire Colts against the club in the 1879 season, although he was aged 30 at the time. He played two games for Derbyshire during the 1880 season. The first match was against the touring Australians in May and as it was completed in two days, the sides played an extra one innings match when Antliff made 37. His second first-class appearance was a few days later in a County match against

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. Antliff was a right-handed batsman playing in or around the opening order. He played four innings in his two first-class matches making a total of 17 runs with a best score of five.William Antliff at Cricket Archive
/ref> Antliff was living in 1881 with his wife and children at

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in Derby. He died in Draycott.

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