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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
Ebbw Vale 17 13 0 4 584 358 76
Cardiff 17 12 0 5 583 407 73
Newport 17 10 0 7 550 386 60
Llandovery 17 10 0 7 467 466 57
Swansea 17 9 1 7 438 453 53
RGC 1404 17 7 0 10 521 517 48
Carmarthen Quins 17 8 1 8 358 407 45
Aberavon 17 6 0 11 410 578 33
Bridgend Ravens 17 4 2 11 402 589 31
Pontypool 17 4 0 13 370 522 25