William Crozier (cricketer)

William Magee Crozier (5 December 1873 in Dublin, Ireland – 1 July 1916 in Thiepval, France[1]) was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman,[1] he played one first-class match for Dublin University against Leicestershire in June 1895.[2]

William Crozier
Born
William Magee Crozier

(1873-12-05)December 5, 1873
Dublin, Ireland
DiedJuly 1, 1916(1916-07-01) (aged 42)
Thiepval, France
Cause of deathKilled in action
NationalityIrish
OccupationCricketer

He was an officer of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and was killed in action on the First day on the Somme during the First World War.[3][4]

References
  1. Cricket Archive profile
  2. First-class matches played by William Crozier at Cricket Archive
  3. Deaths in the War, 1916 from the Wisden Cricketers Almanack
  4. "CWGC entry". Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.


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