William Odell (cricketer)
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| Full name | William Ward Odell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 November 1881 Leicester, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 October 1917 (aged 35) Broodseinde, Passchendaele salient, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Edwin Odell, brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1901–14 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1902–04 | London County | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 22 July 1901 Leicestershire v London County | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 1 September 1914 Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 28 July 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Ward Odell MC (5 November 1881 – 4 October 1917) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Leicestershire. He was born in Leicester and was killed in action in the First World War at Broodseinde in the Passchendaele salient in Belgium.