William Thomas Palmer (5 January 1847 – 2 September 1906) was an English professional

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er who played for Kent County Cricket Club between 1867 and 1870 and Surrey County Cricket Club between 1872 and 1876.Carlaw D (2020) ''Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914'' (revised edition), pp. 424–425.
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. Retrieved 2020-12-21.) Palmer was born at

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in Kent in 1847.William Palmer
CricInfo. Retrieved 2018-11-08. He made his

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debut for Kent in 1867, going on to play 17 times for the county side before moving to Surrey who he played 19 times for. In total, Palmer played 39 first-class matches, including matches for the United South of England XI and the South.William Palmer
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-11-08. Palmer died at Southfields in London in September 1906 aged 59.

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