(1828-11-22)22 November 1828 Little Halden Farm, Rolvenden, Kent
Died
7 October 1885(1885-10-07) (aged 56) Lewisham, Kent
Nickname
Ned
Batting
Left-handed
Bowling
Left-arm fast
Role
Bowler
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1850–1875
Kent
FC debut
11 July 1850 Kent v Surrey
Last FC
19 August 1875 South v North
Career statistics
Competition
First-class
Matches
267
Runs scored
5,089
Batting average
12.41
100s/50s
0/12
Top score
89
Balls bowled
53,267
Wickets
1,329
Bowling average
12.78
5 wickets in innings
107
10 wickets in match
30
Best bowling
8/16
Catches/stumpings
233/–
Source: CricInfo, 26 May 2012
Edgar "Ned" Willsher (22 November 1828 – 7 October 1885) was an English cricketer known for being a catalyst in the shift from roundarm to overarm bowling. A left-handed bowler, and useful lower-order batsman, Willsher played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club between 1850 and 1875. He took over 1,300 first-class wickets, despite only having one lung. He led a tour of Canada and the United States in 1868, and after retiring from his playing career became an umpire.[1]
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Edgar "Ned" Willsher (22 November 1828 – 7 October 1885) was an English cricketer known for being a catalyst in the shift from roundarm to overarm bowling...
Willsher is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: EdgarWillsher (1828–1885), English cricketer William Willsher (1814–1861), English cricketer...
1862 at The Oval when Surrey hosted All-England. The England bowler EdgarWillsher deliberately bowled overarm and was no-balled six times in succession...
Lillywhite also joined tours to North America in 1868 in a team led by EdgarWillsher, to Australia in 1873–74 in a team led by W.G. Grace. He also joined...
000, all that the ground would hold. The 1868 tourists were led by EdgarWillsher and those of 1872–3 by R.A. Fitzgerald. The latter side included W.G...
Australians to visit England. Also in that year, an English side, led by EdgarWillsher, toured North America and beat a XXII of the United States and a XXII...
captain in Frederick Miller. An incident in 1862, at the instigation of EdgarWillsher in a match between Surrey and England, led to the introduction of overarm...
an All-England team against Surrey at The Oval and the Kent bowler EdgarWillsher was repeatedly no-balled for using an overarm action by an umpire whom...
batted once in Surrey's first-innings and was dismissed for a duck by EdgarWillsher. This was his only major appearance for Surrey. He died in Cardiff,...
England Most runs – Robert Carpenter 883 @ 30.44 (HS 106) Most wickets – EdgarWillsher 87 @ 11.65 (BB 8–27) Events Foundation of Richmond FC and Sale Sharks...
Oval, Lillywhite no-balled EdgarWillsher six times in succession for what he deemed to be illegal "high" deliveries. Willsher and the majority of his All-England...
North America (taking in both the US and Canada) in late 1868, led by EdgarWillsher, and in late 1872, under R.A. Fitzgerald. The latter side included W...
round. Events 26 August — Surrey v. All-England Eleven at The Oval. EdgarWillsher of All-England is no-balled six times in succession by John Lillywhite...
making 93 all out, during which Killick was dismissed for a duck by EdgarWillsher. Kent reached 20/5 in their second-innings, at which point the match...
batted twice during the match, being dismissed for scores of 0 and 14 by EdgarWillsher and James Southerton respectively. Estridge then proceeded to join the...
(1849–1850) Simon Willis (1992–1999) Tom Wills (1855–1856) EdgarWillsher (1850–1875) William Willsher (1847) Erasmus Willson (1898) Bob Wilson (1952–1967)...
Catford. Batting once in the match, he was dismissed for 4 runs by EdgarWillsher; he was absent hurt in their second innings, with Kent winning the match...
by Bob Lipscomb, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by EdgarWillsher for 7 runs. He died at Hove, Sussex on 4 August 1897. His brother, Harry...
while in their second innings he was dismissed without scoring by EdgarWillsher. Returning to British India, he was promoted to lieutenant in November...
South match of 1866, The match ended in a draw, despite the South's EdgarWillsher taking 6 for 71 in the North's first-innings. By 1867, cricket had ceased...
game, their team at this time including William Caffyn, Tom Lockyer, EdgarWillsher, H. H. Stephenson and Julius Caesar England Most runs – John Lillywhite...
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