William Oscroft (16 December 1843 – 10 October 1905) was an English professional

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er who played

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from 1864 to 1882, mainly for

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and made 244 known appearances in first-class matches.CricketArchive
Retrieved on 13 August 2009. Oscroft was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast roundarm bowler who occasionally played as a wicket-keeper. Among the representative teams he played for were the

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(1864–1879), the

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(1865–1878), the Players (1871–1880) and the

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(1872–1879).

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