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William Holmes (29 October 1885 – 6 December 1951) was an English cricketer. Holmes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire.

Holmes made two first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in the 1919 County Championship against Yorkshire and Lancashire. He scored a total of 33 runs in his two matches, at an average of 16.50 and a high score of 19. In bowling, he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 26.25, with best figures of 2/50.

He died in Doncaster, Yorkshire on 6 December 1951.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by William Holmes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Holmes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by William Holmes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 February 2013.

External links

• William Holmes at ESPNcricinfo
• William Holmes at CricketArchive

• 1885 births
• 1951 deaths
• Sportspeople from Eastwood, Nottinghamshire
• Cricketers from Nottinghamshire
• English cricketers
• Nottinghamshire cricketers
• 20th-century English sportsmen