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William Henry Bather (12 December 1861 – 3 January 1939) was an English
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er. He was born at
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near
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, third son of John Bather of Day House, Meole Brace. He played six first-class matches for
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between 1882 and 1883. He also played cricket at county level for
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and, between 1879 and 1892, for
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.Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. He was educated at
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and
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, where he was a scholar at Pembroke College, graduating B.A. in 1883 and M.A. in 1887. He later became a
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clergyman, being ordained deacon in 1886 and priest in 1887 by the
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. He was an assistant master at
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(1884-94), and curate of
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(1886-88) and
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(1894-97) in
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, and in Shropshire vicar of Meole Brace 1897-1930 and rector of
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near Shrewsbury 1899-1931. He served as manager at the National School in Meole Brace. He married Ida Agnes McDonell, daughter of Frederick Lumb Wanklyn, of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He lived in retirement at
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, Hampshire, where he died.


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List of Cambridge University Cricket Club players This is a list in alphabetical order of cricketers who have played for Cambridge University Cricket Club (CUCC) in top-class matches since the club was first recorded in 1817. CUCC teams have always had important or first-class cricket status. B ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bather, William 1861 births 1939 deaths English cricketers Cambridge University cricketers Sportspeople from Shrewsbury Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers