| Harold Arkwright | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Harold Arthur Arkwright |
| Birth Date: | 10 November 1872 |
| Birth Place: | Oswestry, Shropshire, England |
| Death Place: | Virginia Water, Surrey, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Club1: | Oxford University |
| Year1: | 1893–1895 |
| Club2: | Essex |
| Year2: | 1894–1895 |
| Club3: | Cambridgeshire |
| Year3: | 1898 |
| Type1: | First-class |
| Debutdate1: | 29 May |
| Debutyear1: | 1893 |
| Debutfor1: | Oxford University |
| Debutagainst1: | Somerset |
| Lastdate1: | 4 June |
| Lastyear1: | 1903 |
| Lastfor1: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Lastagainst1: | Oxford University |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 24 |
| Runs1: | 453 |
| Bat Avg1: | 11.92 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 38 |
| Deliveries1: | 3,212 |
| Wickets1: | 72 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 23.62 |
| Fivefor1: | 5 |
| Tenfor1: | 1 |
| Best Bowling1: | 8/40 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 16/– |
| Date: | 20 November |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4764/4764.html CricketArchive |
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]
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]