Henry_Crichton_(cricketer)

Henry Crichton (cricketer)

Henry Crichton (cricketer)

English cricketer


Henry Thompson Crichton (18 May 1884 – 1 July 1968) was an English cricketer. Crichton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Edgbaston, Warwickshire and was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham.

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Crichton made two first-class appearances for Warwickshire in the 1908 County Championship against Sussex and Hampshire.[1] In the match against Sussex, Crichton was dismissed for a duck in Warwickshire's first-innings by John Vincett. In Sussex's first-innings, he took the wickets of Ernest Killick and George Cox, finishing with figures of 2/21 from six overs, with the match ending in a draw.[2] Against Hampshire, he was dismissed for a duck in Warwickshire's first-innings by Jack Newman, while in their second-innings he was promoted to open the batting, scoring 26 runs before he was caught by Alex Bowell off the bowling of Charlie Llewellyn. Warwickshire won the match by 6 wickets.[3]

He later made two appearances for Berkshire in the 1913 Minor Counties Championship against Dorset and Buckinghamshire.[4] He died at Branksome Park, Dorset on 1 July 1968. His great-grandson Jim Troughton was a first-class cricketer who played for England.


References

  1. "First-Class Matches played by Henry Crichton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  2. "Warwickshire v Sussex, 1908 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  3. "Warwickshire v Hampshire, 1908 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  4. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Henry Crichton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.

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