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Thomas Wills

Full name:Thomas Wentworth Wills
Born:19th August 1835, Molonglo Plains, New South Wales, Australia
Died:2nd May 1880, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Batting:Right-hand batter
Bowling:underarm Right-arm slow
Education:Scotch College, Melbourne; Rugby School; Cambridge University
Other Sports:Rugby Union for Cambridge University; Australia Rules Football
Biography:Credited as one of the founders of Australian Rules Football. Delusional from induced alcohol withdrawal, Wills escaped from the Royal Melbourne Hospital on 1 May 1880, returned home and the next day stabbed himself to death with a pair of scissors in his Heidelberg home.
Relations:Cousin: TW Antill
Teams:Kent (Main FC: 1855-1856);
Cambridge University (Main FC: 1856);
Victoria (Main FC: 1856/57-1875/76);
All teams
Lists of matches and more detailed statistics
First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1854-1875/76)
MINORunsHSAve10050Ct
Overall325786025812.280120
First-Class Career Bowling (1854-1875/76)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve5wI10wMSRateEcon
Overall373136312211307-4410.0915332.441.94

 

 

 

 

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