Harold Arkwright
CountryEngland
FullnameHarold Arthur Arkwright
Birth date10 November 1872
Birth placeOswestry, Shropshire, England
Death date10 December 1942 (aged 70)
Death placeVirginia Water, Surrey, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Club 1Oxford University
Year 11893–1895
Club 2Essex
Year 21894–1895
Club 3Cambridgeshire
Year 31898
Type 1First-class
Debutdate 129 May
Debutyear 11893
Debutfor 1Oxford University
Debutagainst 1Somerset
Lastdate 14 June
Lastyear 11903
Lastfor 1Marylebone Cricket Club
Lastagainst 1Oxford University
Columns1
Column 1First-class
Matches 124
Runs 1453
Bat avg 111.92
100s/50s 10/0
Top score 138
Deliveries 13,212
Wickets 172
Bowl avg 123.62
Fivefor 15
Tenfor 11
Best bowling 18/40
Catches/stumpings 116/–
Date20 November
Year2012
Sourcehttps://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4764/4764.html CricketArchive

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. ^ "Player Profile: Harold Arkwright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Obituaries in 1942". ESPNcricinfo. 2 December 2005. 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.

Bibliography

  • Bolton, Geoffrey (1962). History of the O.U.C.C.. 1st ed. Oxford: Holywell Press