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Henry Blackwell (cricketer)

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Henry Blackwell
Personal information
Full name
Henry Blackwell
Born(1876-12-16)16 December 1876
Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England
Died24 January 1900(1900-01-24) (aged 23)
Wirksworth, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1895–1898Derbyshire
FC debut20 May 1895 Derbyshire v MCC
Last FC28 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

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

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]

References

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  1. ^ British Census 1881
  2. ^ Henry Blackwell at Cricket Archive