Harry Forsyth Explained

Country:Ireland
Fullname:Harry Hollingsworth Forsyth
Birth Date:18 December 1903
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Death Place:Dublin, Ireland
Batting:Left-handed
Role:Wicket-keeper
Club1:Dublin University
Year1:1926
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:49
Bat Avg1:24.50
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:43
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:2/1
Date:4 February
Year:2019
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/24570.html Cricinfo

Harry Hollingsworth Forsyth (18 December 1903  - 19 July 2004)[1] [2] was an Irish cricketer. He was born in Dublin, Ireland. A left-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, he played one first-class match for Dublin University[1] against Northamptonshire in June 1926.[3] He scored 43 runs in the Dublin University first innings. The match also featured the Irish playwright Samuel Beckett.[4] From the death of Ted Martin in June 2004 to his death, aged 100, just over a month later, Forsyth was the oldest living first-class cricketer.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harry Forsyth. CricketArchive. 2012. 2012-01-21.
  2. http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/dublin/photos/tombstones/headstones/deansgrange-sw1.txt Headstones - Deansgrange, Dublin
  3. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/29/29485/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Harry Forsyth at Cricket Archive
  4. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/11/11968.html Scorecard for Northamptonshire v Dublin University match in June 1926 at Cricket Archive
  5. http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/214493.html World's oldest living first-class cricketer dies