Billy Gunn England (Eng)
Batting style	Right-handed batsman
Bowling type	Underarm Right-arm slow
	Tests	First-class
Matches	11	521
Runs scored	392	25,691
Batting average	21.77	33.02
100s/50s	1/1	48/117
Top score	102*	273
Balls bowled	0	3,540
Wickets	0	76
Bowling average	n/a	23.68
5 wickets in innings	0	2
10 wickets in match	0	1
Best bowling	n/a	6/48
Catches/Stumpings	5/0	333/1
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William (Billy) Gunn (born 4 December 1858 in St Anne's, Nottingham, England; died 29 January 1921 in Standard Hill, Nottingham, England) was a professional cricketer who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club in a first-class career that lasted from 1880 to 1904. He also played eleven Test matches for England. December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Nottingham is a city located in Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands of England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... // Objective and summary Action at the centre of the ground. ... First-class cricket matches are those of at least three days length in which both teams have two innings each, involving either international teams or the highest division of domestic competition. ... The William Clarke stand at Nottinghamshires home ground, Trent Bridge. ... Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ...

He had a superb season in 1889, which earned him the accolade of Wisden Batsman of the Year. He first appeared for Nottinghamshire in 1880, and, though his efforts in a dozen matches for the county that season only resulted in an average of 10, it was yet evident from the outset that a batsman of more than ordinary promise had been discovered. Like all other cricketers he was far more successful in some seasons than others, and Wisden, when reporting on the accolade it had given Gunn in 1890 noted that the whole his career was one of steady progress, with the summer of 1889 finding him in a higher position than he had ever occupied before. Wisden Cricketers Almanack 2005 The Wisden Cricketers of the Year award is made annually in the pages of the Wisden Cricketers Almanack yearbook. ...

Gunn was approximately 6 ft 2 in tall, and we think we are correct in saying that no batsman of the same height has ever played in more elegant and perfect form. Even before he rose to his fame as a batsman, Gunn was one of the most brilliant fields in the country, and it was the general opinion of practical cricketers of his era that in the long field and at third man he had never had a superior. Gunn was a member of Alfred Shaw and Arthur Shrewsbury's team in Australia during the season of 1886/7, and averaged 21.8 in eleven-a-side matches, and 20.7 in all matches. Alfred Shaw (29 August 1842_16 January 1907) was a cricketer, who captained the English cricket team in four test matches in 1881/2, losing two and drawing two. ... Arthur Shrewsbury (11 April 1856_19 May 1903) was an English cricketer who was widely rated as competing with WG Grace for the accolade of being the best batsman of the 1880s. ...

For several years Gunn was one of the most brilliant forwards in the country at Association football, but latterly gave up the game, reserving himself entirely for cricket. He founded the sports equipment firm Gunn and Moore in 1885, and became the first former professional cricketer to serve on a County committee. His nephews, George and John both represented England.

References

• CricketArchive page on Billy Gunn
• Cricinfo page on Billy Gunn
• Brief profile of William Gunn by Don Ambrose
• Citation as Wisden Batsman of the Year in 1890, this citation is now out of copyright and is used as the base of this article