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| Full name | William Edward Sneath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 April 1977 Bedford, Bedfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2012 | Bedfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 May 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Edward Sneath (born 26 April 1977) is an English cricketer. Sneath is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Bedford, Bedfordshire.
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a 20-metre (22-yard) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striking the ball bowled at the wicket with the bat, while the bowling and fielding side tries to prevent this and dismiss each player. Means of dismissal include being bowled, when the ball hits the stumps and dislodges the bails, and by the fielding side catching the ball after it is hit by the bat, but before it hits the ground. When ten players have been dismissed, the innings ends and the teams swap roles. The game is adjudicated by two umpires, aided by a third umpire and match referee in international matches. They communicate with two off-field scorers who record the match's statistical information.
Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area was 106,940, while that within its traditional boundary was 87,590. At the same census, the Borough of Bedford had a population of 157,479.
Bedfordshire is a county in the East of England. It is a ceremonial county and a historic county, covered by three unitary authorities: Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, and Luton.
Sneath made his debut for Bedfordshire in the 1997 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. Sneath has played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1997 to present, which has included 46 Minor Counties Championship matches [1] and 32 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. [2] He made his List A debut against the Somerset Cricket Board in the 2nd round of the 1999 NatWest Trophy. He played 9 further List A matches, the last coming against Cheshire in the 1st round of the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, which was held in 2003. [3] In his 10 matches, he took 16 wickets at an average of 22.43, with best figures of 4/38. [4]
Bedfordshire County Cricket Club is one of twenty minor county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Bedfordshire.
Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club is one of twenty minor county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Cambridgeshire.
The Minor Counties Cricket Association Knockout Cup was started in 1983 as a knockout one-day competition for the Minor Counties in English cricket. At first it was known as the English Industrial Estates Cup, before being called the Minor Counties Knock Out Competition from 1986 to 1987, the Holt Cup from 1988 to 1992, the MCC Trophy from 1993 to 1998, the ECB 38-County Cup from 1999 to 2002, the MCCA Knockout Trophy from 2003 to 2005. It has been called the MCCA Trophy since 2006.
He has also played Second XI cricket for the Northamptonshire Second XI in 2000. [5]
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks – a reference to the Northamptonshire Regiment which was formed in 1881. The name was supposedly a tribute to the soldiers' apparent indifference to the harsh discipline imposed by their officers. Founded in 1878, Northamptonshire (Northants) held minor status at first but was a prominent member of the early Minor Counties Championship during the 1890s. In 1905, the club joined the County Championship and was elevated to first-class status, since when the team have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England.