William Pedley

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title: "William Pedley" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1858-births", "1920-deaths", "jurupa-valley,-california", "history-of-riverside-county,-california", "burials-at-olivewood-memorial-park", "sportspeople-from-riverside,-california", "american-polo-players", "19th-century-english-engineers", "20th-century-american-engineers", "sussex-cricketers", "derbyshire-cricketers", "english-cricketers", "english-civil-engineers", "royal-engineers-officers", "cricketers-from-california", "english-emigrants-to-the-united-states"] description: "English cricketer and civil engineer" topic_path: "history" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Pedley" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary English cricketer and civil engineer ::

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Field	Value
name	William Everard Pedley
country	England
fullname	William Everard Pedley
birth_date
birth_place	Wingerworth, Derbyshire, England
death_date
death_place	Riverside, California, USA
batting	Right-handed
bowling	Right-arm medium
club1	Sussex
year1	1879
club2	Derbyshire
year2	1888
type1	FC
debutdate1	31 July
debutyear1	1879
debutfor1	Sussex
debutagainst1	Kent
lastdate1	4 August
lastyear1	1879
lastfor1	Sussex
lastagainst1	Surrey
columns	1
column1	First-class
matches1	2
runs1	45
bat avg1	15.00
100s/50s1	0/0
top score1	16*
deliveries1	300
wickets1	10
bowl avg1	13.80
fivefor1	1
tenfor1	0
best bowling1	7/36
catches/stumpings1	0/–
date	February
year	2012
source	https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31989/31989.html CricketArchive
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| name = William Everard Pedley | image = | country = England | fullname = William Everard Pedley | birth_date =
| birth_place = Wingerworth, Derbyshire, England | death_date =
| death_place = Riverside, California, USA | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm medium | role = | club1 = Sussex | year1 = 1879 | club2 = Derbyshire | year2 = 1888 | type1 = FC | debutdate1 = 31 July | debutyear1 = 1879 | debutfor1 = Sussex | debutagainst1 = Kent | lastdate1 = 4 August | lastyear1 = 1879 | lastfor1 = Sussex | lastagainst1 = Surrey | columns = 1 | column1 = First-class | matches1 = 2 | runs1 = 45 | bat avg1 = 15.00 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 16* | deliveries1 = 300 | wickets1 = 10 | bowl avg1 = 13.80 | fivefor1 = 1 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 7/36 | catches/stumpings1= 0/– | date = February | year = 2012 | source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31989/31989.html CricketArchive William Everard Pedley (16 June 1858 – 9 July 1920) was an English civil engineer and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Sussex. After emigrating to the United States he became a well known irrigation engineer in Southern California. He gave his name to the community of Pedley, California, now a neighborhood within the city of Jurupa Valley, California.

England

Pedley was born at Stubbing Court, Wingerworth, Derbyshire, the son of Thomas Humphrey Pedley and his wife Mary Gully, daughter of John Gully. He joined the Royal Engineers and in 1877 became a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. In 1879 Pedley played two matches for Sussex against Kent and Surrey. Against Kent he took 7 for 36 and was not out on 16 in his second innings to help Sussex to victory. He also played for the Royal Engineers and Gentlemen of Sussex. Pedley next appeared playing for his native Derbyshire in the 1888 season.

California

Pedley went to America where he was manager of the San Jacinto Land Company, who developed part of the Sobrante de San Jacinto land grant at Riverside, California. He was the designer, builder, and engineer of the irrigation system that was installed. He gave his name to the settlement of Pedley, California in 1903 or 1904 when the Union Pacific Railroad Company installed a switch and a railroad station at the location. His name was also given to the nearby Pedley Hills, a low lying mountain range, also within the Jurupa Valley city limits.

Sports

In Cricket, Pedley was a right-hand batsman and played four innings in two first-class matches with an average of 15 and a top score of 16 not out. He was a right-arm medium pace bowler and took 10 first-class wickets at an average of 13.80 and a best performance of 7 for 36.

In California Pedley became a regular Polo player on the local fields and a member of the Riverside polo team, keeping his own stable of polo horses. His son, Eric became a professional player and a three-time winner of the U.S. Open Polo Championship.

Death

Pedley died in Los Angeles, California at the Good Samaritan Hospital. He was 62. While on a road trip he took ill and was taken to the Los Angeles hospital where he was diagnosed with ptomaine poisoning, and died shortly thereafter. His funeral services were held at the All Saints Episcopal Church in Riverside, and he was interred at the Olivewood Cemetery.

References

References

1. The Institution of Civil Engineers. (August 2008). "Charter, By-Laws and Regulations and List of Members of the Institution of Civil Engineers". BiblioBazaar.
2. "Jurupa Valley History".
3. [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31989/31989.html William Pedley at Cricket Archive]
4. (30 January 1971). "Pedley Can Surprise You: Four Sets Daily at 78". Union-Tribune Publishing Company.
5. (10 July 1920). "Death Takes Noted Irrigation Expert". Los Angeles Times.
6. (9 July 1920). "Death Notices". Riverside Daily Press.

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