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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 14 12 0 2 523 263 71
Llandovery 14 9 0 5 403 363 51
Cardiff 13 8 0 5 418 322 51
Newport 14 8 0 6 444 309 48
Swansea 13 7 1 5 328 349 41
Carmarthen Quins 13 8 0 5 285 305 40
RGC 1404 14 4 0 10 423 472 32
Aberavon 13 4 0 9 316 482 22
Pontypool 12 3 0 9 251 338 17
Bridgend Ravens 12 2 1 9 263 451 17