Herbert Harper
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| Full name | Herbert Harper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
1 February 1889 King's Heath, Birmingham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
6 August 1983 (aged 94) Birmingham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Leg-break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 22 May 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Herbert Harper, also known as Harry Harper (1 February 1889 – 6 August 1983), was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Yorkshire in 1920. Batting at seven, he was bowled in each innings, for 7 and 3, as Worcestershire went down to an innings defeat.[1]
Although that was Harper's only appearance in first-class cricket, he had appeared for Warwickshire's Second XI before the First World War,[2] and scored 115 to help his side to an 11-wicket win (it was a 12-a-side game) against Worcestershire's Second XI in 1909.[3] He also umpired in the Minor Counties Championship in the late 1940s.[4]
At the time of his death, after a fall at his home in Birmingham aged 94 years 186 days, Harper was the oldest surviving County Championship cricketer.[5]
Notes
- ↑ "Worcestershire v Yorkshire in 1920". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
- ↑ "Other matches played by Herbert Harper". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
- ↑ "Worcestershire Second XI v Warwickshire Second XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
- ↑ "Herbert Harper as Umpire in Minor Counties Championship Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
- ↑ "Players and Officials - Harry Harper". Wisden Cricket Monthly. Cricinfo.