William Wigley (cricketer)

William Cranstoun Henry Wigley (28 November 1870 – 4 December 1937) was a New Zealand cricketer.

Thomas Wigley, a runholder in South Canterbury and a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council.

From 1881 to 1889, Wigley attended Christ's College, Christchurch, where he captained the cricket and rugby union teams and set a school record for the shot put.

He was Canterbury's highest scorer when they toured the North Island in December 1897 and January 1898 playing four first-class matches, although he was unavailable for the final match against Wellington, which Canterbury lost.

[6][7] His best first-class match was on that tour against Auckland, when he scored 37 and 73; in the second innings he added 104 for the ninth wicket with Charles Clark after Canterbury had been 115 for 8.