Harold Arkwright
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| Full name | Harold Arthur Arkwright | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 November 1872 Oswestry, Shropshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 December 1942 (aged 70) Virginia Water, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1893–1895 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1894–1895 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1898 | Cambridgeshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 29 May 1893 Oxford University v Somerset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 4 June 1903 Marylebone Cricket Club v Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 20 November 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harold Arthur Arkwright (10 November 1872 – 10 December 1942) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University between 1893 and 1895. He also made a few appearances for Essex during his university years, and later played two minor counties matches for Cambridgeshire.[1]
Educated firstly at Eton College, he was in the school's first eleven in both 1890 and 1891.[2] He went up to Magdalen College, Oxford,[3] and was awarded his Blue in 1895, when he took 0 for 16 and 1 for 71 in two innings.[4] He toured North American with Frank Mitchell's side in 1895, and played some cricket for Essex, Cambridgeshire and the Free Foresters. His final first-class appearance was in 1903, playing for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University.[5] In all, he claimed 72 wickets in 24 first-class appearances at an average of 23.62, and took ten wickets in a match on one occasion:[1] against Yorkshire in 1895.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Player Profile: Harold Arkwright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ "Obituaries in 1942". ESPNcricinfo. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ Bolton (1962), p. 356.
- ^ Bolton (1962), pp. 151–154.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Harold Arkwright (24)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ "Oxford University v Yorkshire: University Match 1895". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
Bibliography[edit]
- Bolton, Geoffrey (1962). History of the O.U.C.C. (1st ed.). Oxford: Holywell Press.
- 1872 births
- 1942 deaths
- Sportspeople from Oswestry
- People educated at Eton College
- Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford
- Oxford University cricketers
- English cricketers
- Essex cricketers
- Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- Cambridgeshire cricketers
- Oxford and Cambridge Universities cricketers
- A. J. Webbe's XI cricketers
- Cricketers from Shropshire