Harold Arkwright

Harold Arthur Arkwright (10 November 1872 – 10 December 1942) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University between 1893 and 1895. He also made a few appearances for Essex during his university years, and later played two minor counties matches for Cambridgeshire.^[1]

Harold Arkwright

Personal information
Full name	Harold Arthur Arkwright
Born	(1872-11-10)10 November 1872 Oswestry, Shropshire, England
Died	10 December 1942(1942-12-10) (aged 70) Virginia Water, Surrey, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1893–1895	Oxford University
1894–1895	Essex
1898	Cambridgeshire
First-class debut	29 May 1893 Oxford University v Somerset
Last First-class	4 June 1903 Marylebone Cricket Club v Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 24 Runs scored 453 Batting average 11.92 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 38 Balls bowled 3,212 Wickets 72 Bowling average 23.62 5 wickets in innings 5 10 wickets in match 1 Best bowling 8/40 Catches/stumpings 16/–
Source: CricketArchive, 20 November 2012

Educated firstly at Eton College, he was in the school's first eleven in both 1890 and 1891.^[2] He went up to Magdalen College, Oxford,^[3] and was awarded his Blue in 1895, when he took 0 for 16 and 1 for 71 in two innings.^[4] He toured North American with Frank Mitchell's side in 1895, and played some cricket for Essex, Cambridgeshire and the Free Foresters. His final first-class appearance was in 1903, playing for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University.^[5] In all, he claimed 72 wickets in 24 first-class appearances at an average of 23.62, and took ten wickets in a match on one occasion:^[1] against Yorkshire in 1895.^[6]