# Harry Latchman

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**Amritt Harrichand** "**Harry**" **Latchman** (born 26 July 1943) is a former English [cricketer](/source/Cricket) who played [first-class cricket](/source/First-class_cricket) for [Middlesex](/source/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club) and [Nottinghamshire](/source/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club) between 1965 and 1976. A [leg-spin bowler](/source/Spin_bowling) and useful lower-order right-handed batsman, he played over 200 [first-class cricket](/source/First-class_cricket) matches for his two English [counties](/source/County_cricket), securing nearly 500 wickets.

## Early life

Born in [Kingston](/source/Kingston,_Jamaica), [Jamaica](/source/Jamaica), Harry Latchman came to England with his parents and went to school in [Shepherd's Bush](/source/Shepherd's_Bush) in [London](/source/London).[1]

## Career

Having played for Middlesex until 1974, where his benefit year raised 1,486 pounds, he joined Nottinghamshire for three years before retiring to [minor county cricket](/source/Minor_county_cricket) with [Cambridgeshire](/source/Cambridgeshire_County_Cricket_Club).

He had his most successful season in 1968, when he took 88 wickets at an average of 18.88.[2] He was asked by the [West Indian authorities](/source/West_Indies_Cricket_Board_of_Control) if he would be available to [tour England in 1969](/source/West_Indian_cricket_team_in_England_in_1969), but when he replied that he wanted to clarify his situation with regards to continuing to play for Middlesex, they assumed he intended to qualify for the [England Test team](/source/England_cricket_team) and did not select him.[3]

His best innings figures in first-class cricket were 7 for 65 for Nottinghamshire against [Essex](/source/Essex_County_Cricket_Club) in 1975,[4] and his best match figures were 10 for 154 for Middlesex against [Derbyshire](/source/Derbyshire_County_Cricket_Club) in the first match of the 1971 season.[5] He made his highest score of 96 after going in as [nightwatchman](/source/Nightwatchman_(cricket)) against [Worcestershire](/source/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club) in 1972.[3]

Throughout his first-class playing career he appeared in *Wisden* as "H. C. Latchman".[6] In later years he coached at [Nottingham High School](/source/Nottingham_High_School) and at [Merchant Taylors' School](/source/Merchant_Taylors'_School,_Northwood), where he was Head of Cricket for 24 years.[3][1][7][8] He was elected President of [Middlesex County Cricket Club](/source/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club) at the 151st Annual General Meeting on 7 April 2015.

## References

1. [Player Profile: Harry Latchman](http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16465.html) from [CricInfo](/source/CricInfo). Retrieved 3 November 2011.

1. ["First-class Bowling in Each Season by Harry Latchman"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30883/f_Bowling_by_Season.html). *CricketArchive*. Retrieved 4 July 2018.

1. ["Latchman Recalls Sobers' Last Stand"](https://www.trentbridge.co.uk/news/2012/february/latchman-recalls-sobers-last-stand.html). *trentbridge.co.uk*. Retrieved 4 July 2018.

1. ["Essex v Nottinghamshire 1975"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/35/35200.html). *CricketArchive*. Retrieved 4 July 2018.

1. *[Wisden](/source/Wisden_Cricketers'_Almanack)* 1972, p. 367.

1. *Wisden* 1966, p. 485, *Wisden* 1977, pp. 525, 1017.

1. [Player Profile: Harry Latchman](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30883/30883.html) from CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 November 2011.

1. *Wisden* 2013, p. 792.

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