# Harold Arkwright

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**Harold Arthur Arkwright** (10 November 1872 – 10 December 1942) was an English [cricketer](/source/Cricket) who played [first-class cricket](/source/First-class_cricket) for [Oxford University](/source/Oxford_University_Cricket_Club) between 1893 and 1895. He also made a few appearances for [Essex](/source/Essex_County_Cricket_Club) during his university years, and later played two minor counties matches for [Cambridgeshire](/source/Cambridgeshire_County_Cricket_Club).[1]

Educated firstly at [Eton College](/source/Eton_College), he was in the school's first eleven in both 1890 and 1891.[2] He went up to [Magdalen College, Oxford](/source/Magdalen_College,_Oxford),[3] and was awarded his [Blue](/source/Blue_(university_sport)) in 1895, when he took 0 for 16 and 1 for 71 in two innings.[4] He toured North American with [Frank Mitchell](/source/Frank_Mitchell_(sportsman_born_1872))'s side in 1895, and played some cricket for Essex, Cambridgeshire and the [Free Foresters](/source/Free_Foresters_Cricket_Club). His final first-class appearance was in 1903, playing for the [Marylebone Cricket Club](/source/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](/source/Ten_wickets_in_a_match) on one occasion:[1] against [Yorkshire](/source/Yorkshire_County_Cricket_Club) in 1895.[6]

## References

1. ["Player Profile: Harold Arkwright"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4764/4764.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2012.

1. ["Obituaries in 1942"](http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228196.html). ESPNcricinfo. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 20 November 2012.

1. Bolton (1962), p. 356.

1. Bolton (1962), pp. 151–154.

1. ["First-Class Matches played by Harold Arkwright (24)"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4764/First-Class_Matches.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2012.

1. ["Oxford University v Yorkshire: University Match 1895"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/4/4314.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2012.

## Bibliography

- Bolton, Geoffrey (1962). *History of the O.U.C.C.*. 1st ed. Oxford: [Holywell Press](/source/Holywell_Press)

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