Herbert Harper

Herbert Harper
Personal information
Full name Herbert Harper
Born (1889-02-01)1 February 1889
King's Heath, Birmingham, England
Died 6 August 1983(1983-08-06) (aged 94)
Birmingham, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Leg-break
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 1
Runs scored 10
Batting average 5.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 7
Balls bowled 0
Wickets 0
Bowling average -
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling -
Catches/stumpings 0/0
Source: CricketArchive, 22 May 2009

Herbert Harper, also known as Harry Harper (1 February 1889 – 6 August 1983), was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Yorkshire in 1920. Batting at seven, he was bowled in each innings, for 7 and 3, as Worcestershire went down to an innings defeat.[1]

Although that was Harper's only appearance in first-class cricket, he had appeared for Warwickshire's Second XI before the First World War,[2] and scored 115 to help his side to an 11-wicket win (it was a 12-a-side game) against Worcestershire's Second XI in 1909.[3] He also umpired in the Minor Counties Championship in the late 1940s.[4]

At the time of his death, after a fall at his home in Birmingham, age 94 years, 186 days, Harper was the oldest surviving County Championship cricketer.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Worcestershire v Yorkshire in 1920". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
  2. ↑ "Other matches played by Herbert Harper". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
  3. ↑ "Worcestershire Second XI v Warwickshire Second XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
  4. ↑ "Herbert Harper as Umpire in Minor Counties Championship Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
  5. ↑ "Players and Officials - Harry Harper". Wisden Cricket Monthly. Cricinfo.

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