Henry Crichton (cricketer)
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| Full name | Henry Thompson Crichton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 May 1884 Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 July 1968 (aged 84) Branksome Park, Dorset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Sam Troughton (great-grandson) Jim Troughton (great-grandson) William Troughton (great-grandson) Harry Edward Melling (great-grandson) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1908 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1913 | Berkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 December 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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[edit]
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Henry Crichton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "Warwickshire v Sussex, 1908 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "Warwickshire v Hampshire, 1908 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Henry Crichton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.