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William Martingell — Surrey's Roundarm Seamer Joins the UAEE Breakaway, 1852
Surrey, United All-England Eleven
1852-08-15
William Martingell of Nutfield, Surrey, was one of the leading roundarm bowlers in England through the late 1840s and 1850s. When Wisden and Dean broke from Clarke's All-England Eleven in 1852, Martingell was among the first professionals to join the new United All-England Eleven, citing Clarke's autocratic management and inadequate pay — a decision that cost him several AEE fixtures but confirmed the UAEE's credibility.
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