William Berry (cricketer)

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". William Ewart Berry (12 October 1897 – 24 April 1949) was an English cricketer who played for Somerset in one match in 1926.[1] Until the publication of a book on Somerset cricketers in 2017, Berry was believed to be "Wilfred Ernest Berry", born in Hertford on the same date and with an unknown date of death in 1951.[2] He was in fact born in Bridgwater, Somerset, where he also died.

Berry made one first-class appearance for Somerset during the 1926 season, playing against Hampshire at the United Services Recreation Ground in Portsmouth. In the only innings in which he batted, as a tailender, he scored one run, and finished the innings not out. Berry bowled a total of four overs in the match, conceding 34 runs.

Life and career

One of five sons of a Bridgwater grocer, Berry was educated at West Buckland School and followed his father into the grocery business.[1] He played club cricket for Bridgwater Cricket Club as a "googly bowler".[1] His twin brother John Henry Berry also played cricket for Bridgwater.[3] A diabetic, he killed himself at his place of business in 1949 when facing a worsening of his condition.[1]

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