William East (1872–1926) was an English cricketer active from 1896 to 1914, played for

Northamptonshire Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...

. He appeared in 163 first-class matches as a right arm

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bowler who was a right-handed

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. East was born in

Northampton Northampton () is a market town and civil parish in the East Midlands of England, on the River Nene, north-west of London and south-east of Birmingham. The county town of Northamptonshire, Northampton is one of the largest towns in England; ...

on 29 August 1872 and died in

Abington, Northamptonshire Abington is a district of the town of Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, situated about east of the town centre. The population of the ward of Northampton Borough Council at the 2011 census was 9,668. The name 'Abington' means 'Farm/settle ...

on 19 December 1926. He took 499 first-class wickets with a best performance of seven for 11 and he scored 4,012 runs with a highest score of 86

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1872 births 1926 deaths English cricketers Northamptonshire cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Cricketers from Northampton People from Abington, Northamptonshire {{england-cricket-bio-1870s-stub