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Billy Spiller - Centre

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Billy Spiller
Date Of Birth08/07/1886
Place Of BirthSt Fagans
EducationLansdowne School, Cardiff
ClubsCardiff, Barry
HonoursWales
Popular Glamorgan County police sergeant William John (Billy) Spiller was born in St Fagans in 1886. Between 1905 and the outbreak of war in he played 184 games for Cardiff and won ten Welsh caps between, he also appeared for Pontypridd. As well as being an excellent centre he was also a fine cricketer and was the first Glamorgan cricketer to score a 100 runs in their first season as a first class county.
Spiller died in the village of his birth a month short of his 84th birthday.
SEASON P W D L TRY CON PEN DG PTS
TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEAM P W D L PF PA PTS
Newport 24 21 0 3 845 446 104
Llandovery 22 20 0 2 717 355 95
Ebbw Vale 23 17 0 6 708 433 85
Cardiff 24 15 1 8 731 536 78
Pontypridd 24 12 1 11 544 572 63
Pontypool 21 13 0 8 549 485 61
Merthyr 21 11 0 10 535 569 56
Aberavon 23 8 0 15 507 652 47
Bridgend Ravens 22 8 0 14 463 667 42
Swansea 21 6 0 15 427 589 36
Carmarthen Quins 22 5 0 17 469 666 33
RGC 1404 21 5 0 16 424 579 30
Neath 22 3 0 19 379 749 20