Willie Quaife
England
INTL CAREER: 1899 - 1902
Full Name
William George Quaife
Born
March 17, 1872, Newhaven, Sussex
Died
October 13, 1951, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, (aged 79y 210d)
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Legbreak
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.
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