Horace Mitchell Explained

Horace Mitchell
Fullname:Horace Mitchell
Birth Date:9 February 1858
Birth Place:West Tarring, Sussex, England
Death Place:West Tarring, Sussex, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium-fast
Club1:Sussex
Year1:1882 - 1891
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:8
Runs1:44
Bat Avg1:4.00
100S/50S1: - / -
Top Score1:9
Deliveries1:867
Wickets1:19
Bowl Avg1:18.68
Fivefor1:1
Tenfor1: -
Best Bowling1:5/35
Catches/Stumpings1: - / -
Date:28 January
Year:2012
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/17616.html Cricinfo

Horace Mitchell (19 January 1858  - 4 January 1951) was an English cricketer. Mitchell was a right-handed batsman by bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born at West Tarring, Sussex.

Mitchell made his first-class debut for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1882. He made two further appearances in that season for Sussex against Hampshire and Yorkshire, before next appearing for Sussex in first-class cricket in the 1891 County Championship against Lancashire. He made four further first-class appearances for the county in 1891, the last of which came against Surrey.[1] With his role as a bowler, Mitchell took a total of 19 wickets at an average of 18.68, with best figures of 5/35.[2] These figures were his only five-wicket haul and came against Lancashire in 1891.[3] A poor batsman, Mitchell scored 44 runs at a batting average of 4.00, with a high score of 9.[4]

He died at the village of his birth on 4 January 1951.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Horace Mitchell. CricketArchive. 28 January 2012.
  2. Web site: First-class Bowling For Each Team by Horace Mitchell. CricketArchive. 28 January 2012.
  3. Web site: Lancashire v Sussex, 1891 County Championship. CricketArchive. 28 January 2012.
  4. Web site: First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Horace Mitchell. CricketArchive. 28 January 2012.