| Full Name: | Willie Bates |
| Born: | 19 November 1855 in Lascelles Hall, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England |
| Died: | 8 January 1900 in Lepton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batsman |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-break |
| Test Debut: | Australia v England at Melbourne Cricket Ground - 31 December 1881, 2, 3, 4 January 1882 (timeless Test) |
| Last Test: | Australia v England at Sydney Cricket Ground - 25, 26, 28 February, 1 March 1887 (timeless Test) |
TEST BATTING
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Avg | HS | 50s | 100s | 0s | 4s | 6s | ct | st |
| 15 | 26 | 2 | 656 | 27.33 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Test Bowling
| Balls | Runs | Wkts | BB | Avg | Econ | SR | 4 W | 5 W | 10 W |
| 2364 | 821 | 50 | 7/28 | 16.42 | 2.08 | 47.28 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Test Other Analysis
| Recent scores: | 30, 8, 24, 8, 61, 64, 1, 31, 12, 35 |
| Modes of dismissal: | bowled (4), caught & bowled (2), stumped (1), caught behind (4), caught (13) |
| Dismissed most by: | Joey Palmer 7, Tom Garrett 3, William Bruce 2, J.J. Ferris 2, Charlie Turner 2, Frederick Spofforth 2, Tom Horan 2, Harry Boyle 1, William Cooper 1, Billy Midwinter 1 |
| More player stats: | Batting Analysis | Bowling Analysis |