| Full name: | William Edward Devenish Meares |
| Born: | 14th December 1848, Kiama, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died: | 17th October 1923, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Wicket-keeper | |
| Relations: | Son: F Devenish-Meares |
| Teams: | Otago (Main FC: 1873/74-1876/77); All teams |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1873/74-1876/77) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Otago | 2 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 4.75 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1873/74) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Otago | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1-4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 8.00 |