Wilfrid Reay
Personal information
Full name
Wilfrid Francis Reay
Born12 June 1891
Wallington, Surrey, England
Died8 October 1915(1915-10-08) (aged 24)
Thiepval, Somme, France
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown-arm fast-medium
RelationsGilly Reay (brother)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 5
Batting average –
100s/50s –/–
Top score 5*
Balls bowled 66
Wickets 1
Bowling average 51.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/51
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 June 2019

Wilfrid Francis Reay (12 June 1891 − 8 October 1915) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The son of J. H. Reay, a civil servant, he was born at Wallington in June 1891.[1] He worked in the London Stock Exchange as an authorised clerk, and was married to Dorothy Katherine Livermore.[1] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University at Eastbourne in June 1910.[2] Batting once in the match, he scored 5 not out in the Gentlemen of England first-innings, while with the ball he took a single wicket in the Oxford first-innings when he dismissed Charles Hooman, finishing with figures of 1 for 51 from eleven overs.[3] He served in the First World War with the Royal Fusiliers as part of The Stockbrokers' Battalion, enlisting in August 1914 as a lance corporal.[1] He landed in Boulogne in on 30 July 1915, with his battalion sent to Tilques. He was killed in action nearby on 8 October 1915.[1] His body was never recovered and he is commemorated at the Thiepval Memorial.[1] His brother, Gilly, was also a first-class cricketer.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 McCrery, Nigel (2015). Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War. Pen and Sword. p. 151. ISBN 978-1473864191.
  2. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Wilfrid Reay". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Gentlemen of England v Oxford University, 1910". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
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