Henry Stricker
CountrySouth Africa
FullnameHenry Bernard Stricker
Birth date1888
Birth placeBeaconsfield, Cape Colony
Death date15 February 1917 (aged 29)
Death placeDodoma, German East Africa
FamilyLouis Stricker (brother)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingUnknown
Club 1Transvaal
Year 11912/13–1913/14
Columns1
Column 1First-class
Matches 13
Runs 170
Bat avg 123.33
100s/50s 10/1
Top score 166*
Deliveries 1198
Wickets 12
Bowl avg 180.50
Fivefor 10
Tenfor 10
Best bowling 11/23
Catches/stumpings 13/–
Date9 June
Year2022
Sourcehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/47250.html Cricinfo

Henry Bernard Stricker (1888 – 15 February 1917) was a South African first-class cricketer and South African Army soldier.

Stricker was born at Beaconsfield, Kimberley, in 1888 to Louis Stricker senior and his wife, Maude.[1] He was educated at Sacred Heart College, Johannesburg.

Stricker was selected to play for Transvaal in March 1913, making his first-class debut against Griqualand West, scoring an unbeaten 66.[1] He made two further first-class appearances in January 1914 for Transvaal against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club.[2] In his three first-class matches, he scored 70 runs at an average of 23.33.[3] With the ball he took two wickets, with best figures of 1 for 23.[4]

Stricker served in the South African Army during the First World War, where he was a conductor in the South African Service Corps (Animal Transport). He died from blackwater fever in February 1917 at Dodoma in German East Africa, aged 29.[1] His brother was the Test cricketer Louis Stricker.

References

  1. ^ McCrery, Nigel (30 July 2015). Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War. Pen and Sword. p. 306. ISBN 978-1473864191.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Henry Stricker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  3. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Stricker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  4. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Henry Stricker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-06-10.