Henry Blackwell (cricketer)

Henry Blackwell (16 December 1876 – 24 January 1900) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1895 and 1898.

Henry Blackwell

Personal information
Full name	Henry Blackwell
Born	(1876-12-16)16 December 1876 Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England
Died	24 January 1900(1900-01-24) (aged 23) Wirksworth, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1895–1898	Derbyshire
FC debut	20 May 1895 Derbyshire v MCC
Last FC	28 July 1898 Derbyshire v Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 41 Batting average 10.25 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 15 Balls bowled 175 Wickets 4 Bowling average 26.25 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 2/23 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, March 2012

Blackwell was born at Wirksworth Derbyshire, the son of William Blackwell, a butcher and his wife Fanny.^[1] He debuted for Derbyshire at the age of eighteen, in the 1895 season, against Marylebone Cricket Club, but didn't play another first-class match until the 1898 season. He played in three drawn matches in 1898, taking a wicket in every game and making reasonable scores as a lower-order batsman. He did not play in 1899 but died at Wirksworth at the beginning of 1900 at the age of 23.

Blackwell was a right-arm medium-pace bowler and took four first-class wickets at an average of 26.25 and a best performance of 2 for 23. He was a right-handed batsman and played six innings in four first-class matches with an average of 10.25 and a top score of 15.^[2]