William Donne (cricketer)

William Donne, English cricketer and captain (died 1942)

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Born: April 2, 1875
Died: March 24, 1934
Zodiac sign: Aries
Birth year: 1875

About William Donne (cricketer)

William Stephens Donne was an English cricket player, and former president of the Rugby Football Union, and was a member of the cricket team that won a gold medal at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Donne was one of the founding members of the Devon and Somerset Wanderers Cricket Club, and part of the team on their first tour in 1894 of the Isle of Wight. They won the gold medal in the only match against France, Donne scoring six runs before being run out in the first innings and not batting in the second innings. Donne attended King's School, Bruton, and joined the family business of rope and twine manufacturers which was founded in Castle Cary in 1797.

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William Donne (cricketer) timeline

1797Donne attended King's School, Bruton, and joined the family business of rope and twine manufacturers which was founded in Castle Cary in 1797.
1894Donne was one of the founding members of the Devon and Somerset Wanderers Cricket Club, and part of the team on their first tour in 1894 of the Isle of Wight.

The world when William Donne (cricketer) was born

William Donne (cricketer) was born in 1875. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst Kentucky Derby — won by Aristides
Top headlineCivil Rights Act of 1875 passed
Technology milestoneFirst Kentucky Derby horse race
World population~1.55B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
U.S. population42.6M

1875 versus 2026

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Measure	1875	2026
Population	42.6M	341 million

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