William Page (29 April 1847 – 27 September 1904) was an English

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er who played for

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in 1881 and 1882. Page was born in

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the son of Samuel Page, a platelayer, and his wife Phoebe. He was a boilermaker and in 1881 was widowed with two children. He first played for Derbyshire in the 1881 season in June against

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opening in the first innings but being out for a duck. He moved down the batting order in the second innings and made 9 which was the second highest score in the innings. In the 1882 season he made 19 in a match against

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which Derbyshire lost by a large margin. In his next and final match against

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he was out for a duck in the first innings but was joint-highest scorer in the second innings with 14 before being bowled by England Test cricketer

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. Page was a right-handed batsman who played 6 innings in 3 matches at an average of 8.33 and a top score of 19.William Page at Cricket Archive
/ref> Page's cricketing career came to a premature end in 1882, when he lost his sight in one eye. Page died in

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at the age of 57.

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