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Full name William George Quaife
Born March 17, 1872, Newhaven, Sussex
Died October 13, 1951, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire (aged 79 years 210 days)
Major teams England,Griqualand West,London County,Warwickshire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
6s
Ct
St
Tests
7
13
1
228
68
19.00
0
1
0
4
0
First-class
719
1203
185
36012
255*
35.37
72
163
354
1
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
7
1
15
6
0
-
-
-
2.40
-
0
0
0
First-class
719
52080
25443
931
7/76
27.32
2.93
55.9
32
2
Career statistics
Test debut
England v Australia at Leeds, Jun 29-Jul 1, 1899 scorecard
Last Test
Australia v England at Melbourne, Feb 28-Mar 4, 1902 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1894 - 1928
Profile
William Quaife was a solid yet stylish middle-order batsman who served Warwickshire unstintingly for more than three decades ( he joined them after one season at Sussex) scoring 1000 runs in a season no fewer than 25 times. Sadly, he never reproduced this form for England. He was also a more than capable legspinner - although his action was cause for concern - and an outstanding cover fielder. He was also one of the smallest Test cricketers. His exact height was never confirmed - even his son was unsure - but most contemporaries put it between 5" 2' and 5" 5'. In 1928, aged 56, he made 115 in his final innings for Warwickshire - he had registered exactly the same score on his debut for the county 35 years earlier. In retirement he became a cricket bat manufacturer. Martin Williamson
