William Bunce (cricketer)

William Newman Bunce (17 April 1911 – 29 May 1981) played first-class cricket for Somerset in 14 matches in the 1936 and 1937 seasons.[1] He was born and died at Pill, Somerset.

For the football player, see William Bunce.

William Bunce
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Newman Bunce
Born(1911-04-17)17 April 1911
Pill, Somerset, England
Died29 May 1981(1981-05-29) (aged 70)
Pill, Somerset, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1936–37Somerset
First-class debut16 May 1936 Somerset v Lancashire
Last First-class2 July 1937 Somerset v New Zealanders
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 14
Runs scored 227
Batting average 12.61
100s/50s –/–
Top score 46
Balls bowled 258
Wickets 4
Bowling average 46.50
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 3/81
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 13 January 2011

Bunce was a left-handed middle- or lower-order batsman and an occasional right-arm medium-fast bowler. He played in five matches in the 1936 season, all of them away from Somerset, without much success, but did better in his nine games in 1937, scoring 185 runs at an average of 18.50 runs per innings.[2] His highest score came in one of only three home games he played in his Somerset career: against Kent at Bath he batted at No 10 and made 46, putting on 93 with Wally Luckes, who made his maiden century, 121 not out.[3] His only bowling "success" came in his second match in 1936, when he took three wickets for 81 runs in the match against Surrey at The Oval; the success was relative, however, as Surrey amassed a total of 512 in a day and won the match by an innings.[4]

References
  1. "William Bunce". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding in each Season by William Bunce". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  3. "Scorecard: Somerset v Kent". www.cricketarchive.com. 19 June 1937. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  4. "Scorecard: Surrey v Somerset". www.cricketarchive.com. 20 May 1936. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
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