William McIntyre (24 May 1844 – 13 September 1892) was an English

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er who played first-class cricket for

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The traditi ...

from 1869 to 1871 and for

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from 1872 to 1880. McIntyre was born at

Eastwood, Nottinghamshire Eastwood is a former coal mining town in the Broxtowe district of Nottinghamshire, England, northwest of Nottingham and northeast of Derby on the border between Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Mentioned in Domesday Book, it expanded rapidly ...

and is first recorded as playing for Eastwood in 1866. In 1867, he began as a professional with the Nottingham Commercial Club at Trent Bridge and also started playing for the

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. A match for All England against the United England Eleven in 1869 marked his first-class debut. Also in 1869 he started playing for Nottinghamshire and achieved his career highest score of 99 in his second match of the season against Kent. In 1870 he took 3 five-wicket innings and took ten wickets in one match. Also in 1870 he took up a post with Bolton Cricket Club. His form for Nottinghamshire dropped in the 1871 season and in 1872, with residency established, he started playing for Lancashire. In the first six seasons he took 40 five wicket innings and had 12 ten-wicket matches. He was a nemesis to newly formed

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...

, who gave him 14 five wicket innings, and he achieved his best performance of 8 for 31 against Derbyshire in 1877. He left the Bolton Club at the end of the 1877 season and a benefit match was held for him on 14 September between A.N.Hornby's XI and Sixteen of Bolton. His next position was with Castleton Club at Rochdale. His form declined in 1878 and 1879 and he played his last season for Lancashire in 1880. McIntyre was a right-arm fast bowler and took 510 first-class wickets at an average of 12.61 and a best performance of 8 for 31. He was a right-handed batsman and played 151 innings in 97 first-class matches with an average of 10.41 and a top score of 99. His benefit season of 1881 at Lancashire raised £1,000. McIntyre remained with Castleton Club until 1882 and then umpired three matches for Cambridge University in 1882 and 1883. McIntyre died at the asylum at Prestwich, Lancashire at the age of 48 and was buried in Bolton Cemetery. His brothers

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and

Martin McIntyre Martin McIntyre (15 August 1847 – 28 February 1885) was an English first-class cricketer active 1868–78 who played for Nottinghamshire. He was born in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire; died in Moorgreen Moorgreen is a hamlet in the Broxtowe ...

also played for Nottinghamshire.Widen - Obituaries 1892
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