William Everard Pedley was an English civil engineer and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Sussex.
14 Facts About William Pedley
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William Pedley gave his name to the community of Pedley, California, now a neighborhood within the city of Jurupa Valley, California.
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William Pedley joined the Royal Engineers and in 1877 became a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
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In 1879 William Pedley played two matches for Sussex against Kent and Surrey.
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William Pedley played for the Royal Engineers and Gentlemen of Sussex.
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William Pedley next appeared playing for his native Derbyshire in the 1888 season.
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William Pedley went to America where he was manager of the San Jacinto Land Company, who developed part of the Sobrante de San Jacinto land grant at Riverside, California.
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William Pedley was the designer, builder, and engineer of the irrigation system that was installed.
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William Pedley gave his name to the settlement of Pedley, California in 1903 or 1904 when the Union Pacific Railroad Company installed a switch and a railroad station at the location.
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William Pedley's name was given to the nearby Pedley Hills, a low lying mountain range, within the Jurupa Valley city limits.
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In Cricket, William Pedley was a right-hand batsman and played four innings in two first-class matches with an average of 15 and a top score of 16 not out.
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William Pedley was a right-arm medium pace bowler and took 10 first-class wickets at an average of 13.80 and a best performance of 7 for 36.
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In California William Pedley became a regular Polo player on the local fields and a member of the Riverside polo team, keeping his own stable of polo horses.
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William Pedley died in Los Angeles, California at the Good Samaritan Hospital.