Harold Arkwright

Harold Arkwright
Personal information
Full name Harold Arthur Arkwright
Born 10 November 1872
Oswestry, Shropshire, England
Died 10 December 1942 (aged 70)
Virginia Water, Surrey, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
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
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 24
Runs scored 453
Batting average 11.92
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 38
Balls bowled 3,212
Wickets 72
Bowling average 23.62
5 wickets in innings 5
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 8/40
Catches/stumpings 16/–
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

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Player Profile: Harold Arkwright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  2. "Obituaries in 1942". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  3. Bolton (1962), p. 356.
  4. Bolton (1962), pp. 151–154.
  5. "First-Class Matches played by Harold Arkwright (24)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  6. "Oxford University v Yorkshire: University Match 1895". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2012.

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