| Full name: | William Edward Merritt |
| Born: | 18th August 1908, Sumner, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Died: | 9th June 1977, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Leg-break and googly |
| Other Sports: | played Rugby League for Wigan and Halifax |
| Teams: | New Zealand (Test: 1929/30-1931); Canterbury (Main FC: 1926/27-1935/36); Northamptonshire (Main FC: 1938-1946); All teams |
| Northamptonshire cap: 1939 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1929/30-1931) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| New Zealand | 6 | 8 | 1 | 73 | 19 | 10.42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1929/30-1931) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| New Zealand | 936 | 10 | 617 | 12 | 4-104 | 51.41 | 0 | 0 | 78.00 | 3.95 |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1926/27-1946) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 125 | 191 | 33 | 3147 | 87 | 19.91 | 0 | 12 | 58 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1926/27-1946) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 24379 | 500 | 13670 | 537 | 8-41 | 25.45 | 38 | 8 | 45.39 | 3.36 |