Henry Crichton (cricketer) explained

Country:England
Fullname:Henry Thompson Crichton
Birth Date:18 May 1884
Birth Place:Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England
Death Place:Branksome Park, Dorset, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Family:Sam Troughton (great-grandson)
Jim Troughton (great-grandson)
William Troughton (great-grandson)
Harry Edward Melling (great-grandson)
Club2:Berkshire
Year2:1913
Club1:Warwickshire
Year1:1908
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:2
Runs1:26
Bat Avg1:8.66
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:26
Deliveries1:48
Wickets1:2
Bowl Avg1:15.00
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:2/21
Catches/Stumpings1:0/–
Date:9 December
Year:2011
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/11425.html Cricinfo

Henry Thompson Crichton (18 May 1884 – 1 July 1968) was an English cricketer. Crichton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Edgbaston, Warwickshire and was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham.

Crichton made two first-class appearances for Warwickshire in the 1908 County Championship against Sussex and Hampshire.[1] In the match against Sussex, Crichton was dismissed for a duck in Warwickshire's first-innings by John Vincett. In Sussex's first-innings, he took the wickets of Ernest Killick and George Cox, finishing with figures of 2/21 from six overs, with the match ending in a draw.[2] Against Hampshire, he was dismissed for a duck in Warwickshire's first-innings by Jack Newman, while in their second-innings he was promoted to open the batting, scoring 26 runs before he was caught by Alex Bowell off the bowling of Charlie Llewellyn. Warwickshire won the match by 6 wickets.[3]

He later made two appearances for Berkshire in the 1913 Minor Counties Championship against Dorset and Buckinghamshire.[4] He died at Branksome Park, Dorset on 1 July 1968. His great-grandson Jim Troughton was a first-class cricketer who played for England.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Henry Crichton. CricketArchive. 9 December 2011.
  2. Web site: Warwickshire v Sussex, 1908 County Championship. CricketArchive. 9 December 2011.
  3. Web site: Warwickshire v Hampshire, 1908 County Championship. CricketArchive. 9 December 2011.
  4. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Henry Crichton. CricketArchive. 9 December 2011.