Wilfred Bird

Wilfred Stanley Bird (28 September 1883 – 9 May 1915) was an English cricketer. He played 55 first-class matches for Middlesex and Oxford University between 1904 and 1913.^[1] He was killed in action during World War I.^[2][3] According to Sydney Rhodes James, he was a "first-rate" wicketkeeper.^[4]

Wilfred Bird

Personal information
Full name	Wilfred Stanley Bird
Born	(1883-09-28)28 September 1883 Yiewsley, Middlesex, England
Died	9 May 1915(1915-05-09) (aged 31) Aubers Ridge, Richebourg, France
Source: Cricinfo, 16 March 2017

Bird was a teacher at Ludgrove School for a number of years before being gazetted as a Lieutenant with the King's Royal Rifles in January, 1915.^[5]

See also

• List of Middlesex County Cricket Club players
• List of cricketers who were killed during military service