William Goodall Heymann (26 October 1885 — 27 November 1969) was an English

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er. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium pace bowler who played for

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Life

William Goodall Heymann was born on 26 October 1885 at West Bridgford Hall in

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. He was of German descent. Heymann was educated at

Haileybury and Imperial Service College Haileybury is a co-educational public school (fee-charging boarding and day school for 11- to 18-year-olds) located in Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire. It is a member of the Rugby Group and enrols pupils at the 11+, 13+ and 16+ stages of edu ...

, where he played from 1902 to 1904, captaining the team during his last year. Heymann made a single first-class appearance, during the 1905 season, against

Middlesex Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a Historic counties of England, former county in South East England, now mainly within Greater London. Its boundaries largely followed three rivers: the River Thames, Thames in the south, the River Lea, Le ...

. As a lower order batsman, Heymann did not bat during the match, the team declaring their only innings after centuries from Arthur Jones and George Gunn. He bowled 23 overs during the match, taking two wickets. In 1906, he was invited to play in six County matches, which he declined. Heymann was a member of Nottingham Amateurs Cricket Club for a number of years. Heymann worked as a farmer on Framland Lodge,

Long Clawson Long Clawson is a village and former civil parish, now included in that of Clawson, Hose and Harby, in the Borough of Melton, Melton district and the county of Leicestershire, England. Being in the Vale of Belvoir, the village is enclosed by far ...

, where he died on 27 November 1969, at the age of 84 years old.

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