Henry Crichton (cricketer)

Personal information
Full name Henry Thompson Crichton
Born 18 May 1884(1884-05-18)
Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England
Died 1 July 1968(1968-07-01) (aged 84)
Branksome Park, Dorset, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Relations Jim Troughton (great-grandson)
Domestic team information
Years Team
1913 Berkshire
1908 Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 26
Batting average 8.66
100s/50s –/–
Top score 26
Balls bowled 48
Wickets 2
Bowling average 15.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 2/21
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 December 2011

Henry Thompson Crichton (18 May 1884 – 1 July 1968) was an English cricketer. Crichton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Edgbaston, Warwickshire and was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham.

Crichton made two first-class appearances for Warwickshire in the 1908 County Championship against Sussex and Hampshire.[1] In the match against Sussex, Crichton was dismissed for a duck in Warwickshire's first-innings by John Vincett. In Sussex's first-innings, he took the wickets of Ernest Killick and George Cox, finishing with figures of 2/21 from six overs, with the match ending in a draw.[2] Against Hampshire, he was dismissed for a duck in Warwickshire's first-innings by Jack Newman, while in their second-innings he was promoted to open the batting, scoring 26 runs before he was caught by Alex Bowell off the bowling of Charlie Llewellyn. Warwickshire won the match by 6 wickets.[3]

He later made two appearances for Bekrshire in the 1913 Minor Counties Championship against Dorset and Buckinghamshire.[4] He died at Branksome Park, Dorset on 1 July 1968. His great-grandson Jim Troughton is a first-class cricketer and has played for England.

References

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Henry Crichton". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28827/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 9 December 2011. 
  2. ^ "Warwickshire v Sussex, 1908 County Championship". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/7/7521.html. Retrieved 9 December 2011. 
  3. ^ "Warwickshire v Hampshire, 1908 County Championship". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/7/7619.html. Retrieved 9 December 2011. 
  4. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Henry Crichton". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28827/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html. Retrieved 9 December 2011. 

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