William Patterson (cricketer, born 1859)

For the Cambridge University and Lancashire cricketer, see William Patterson (cricketer, born 1854).

William Harry Patterson (11 March 1859 – 3 May 1946) was an English amateur cricketer who played during the latter part of the 19th century.^[1][2]

William Patterson

Personal information
Full name	William Harry Patterson
Born	(1859-03-11)11 March 1859 Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire
Died	3 May 1946(1946-05-03) (aged 87) Hove, Sussex
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium Right-arm slow
Relations	John Patterson (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1878–1881	Oxford University
1880–1900	Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 176 Runs scored 7,570 Batting average 26.28 100s/50s 10/31 Top score 181 Balls bowled 1,738 Wickets 31 Bowling average 33.64 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4/13 Catches/stumpings 122/–
Source: CricInfo, 5 April 2009

Patterson was educated at Harrow School and Pembroke College, Oxford. A right-handed batsman who occasionally bowled, he was awarded his cricket Blue at Oxford University in 1880 and 1881. In 1881 he scored a century for Oxford against Cambridge while suffering from a broken finger.^[3] He was the joint captain of Kent County Cricket Club between 1890 and 1893.