William Cator
Irish cricketer and clergyman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Cator (26 August 1839 – 6 June 1902) was an Irish first-class cricketer and clergyman.
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Full name | William Cator | ||||||||||||||
Born | 26 August 1839 Moorfield, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
Died | 6 June 1902(1902-06-06) (aged 62) Woodbastwick, Norfolk, England | ||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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1860 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 11 February 2020 |
The son of Albermarle Cator, he was born in Ireland in August 1839 at Moorfield.[1] He was educated in England at Bromsgrove School,[2] before going up to St John's College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Cambridge University in The University Match of 1860 at Lord's.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 2 runs in the Oxford first-innings by Henry Plowden, while in their second-innings he was dismissed without scoring by Robert Lang.[4] After graduating from Oxford, Cator travelled to Australia and upon his return in 1870, he was ordained in the Church of England.[2] He was the rector of Beckenham from 1873–85.[1] Cator died in June 1902 at Woodbastwick, Norfolk.[5]