Billy Midwinter
Australia
INTL CAREER: 1877 - 1887
Full Name
William Evans Midwinter
Born
June 19, 1851, Lower Meend, St Briavels, Gloucestershire, England
Died
December 03, 1890, Yarra Bend, Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, (aged 39y 167d)
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Billy Midwinter, who played Test cricket for both England and Australia, was a sound batsman and useful medium-pacer, was born in Gloucestershire, but after emigrating he made his Test debut against England, in the inaugural Test at Melbourne in 1876-77. He played eight Tests for Australia, either side of his four appearances for England, which came in Australia in 1881-82. Midwinter was famously kidnapped by WG Grace in 1878, when he was due to play for Australia against Middlesex, but was instead taken to play for Gloucestershire against Surrey at The Oval. He suffered mental problems after the death of his wife and two children, and died in an asylum in Melbourne in 1890.
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