Herbert Hargreaves
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Herbert Silvester Hargreaves (22 March 1913 – 29 September 1990) was an English
first-class cricket
er, who played nineteen matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
between 1934 and 1938. He also appeared for Yorkshire Second XI between 1934 and 1938, and the Minor Counties in 1937.
Born in Cinder Hill, Shireoaks
, Worksop
, Nottinghamshire
, England
, Hargreaves was a right arm fast medium bowler, who took 59 wickets at 21.20, with a best of 5 for 93 against Kent
. He scored 53 runs at an average of 3.31, with a best score of 9, and took five catches. Hargreaves took a wicket with his first ball against Cambridge University
in 1934.
He had connections with Hull Town C.C. and Sheffield United C.C.
, and went to Perth, Scotland
, as a professional in 1939.
Hargreaves died in September 1990, in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
.
His son, John Hargreaves
, played Minor County cricket for Suffolk
, including a Gillette Cup match in 1966.
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first-class cricket
First-class cricket
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er, who played nineteen matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
between 1934 and 1938. He also appeared for Yorkshire Second XI between 1934 and 1938, and the Minor Counties in 1937.
Born in Cinder Hill, Shireoaks
Shireoaks
Shireoaks is a former pit village in Nottinghamshire, located between Worksop and Thorpe Salvin.The Chesterfield Canal and River Ryton both run through the village...
, Worksop
Worksop
Worksop is the largest town in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England on the River Ryton at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest. It is about east-south-east of the City of Sheffield and its population is estimated to be 39,800...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, England
England
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, Hargreaves was a right arm fast medium bowler, who took 59 wickets at 21.20, with a best of 5 for 93 against Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
. He scored 53 runs at an average of 3.31, with a best score of 9, and took five catches. Hargreaves took a wicket with his first ball against Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
in 1934.
He had connections with Hull Town C.C. and Sheffield United C.C.
Sheffield United Cricket Club
Sheffield United Cricket Club was the first sports club or association in England to bear the word "United" in its name, common amongst association football clubs in England today. Sheffield United Cricket Club was formed in 1854, by several local cricket clubs in Sheffield uniting, thus the name...
, and went to Perth, Scotland
Perth, Scotland
Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...
, as a professional in 1939.
Hargreaves died in September 1990, in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
.
His son, John Hargreaves
John Hargreaves (cricketer)
John Michael Hargreaves is a former English cricketer. Hargreaves was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire....
, played Minor County cricket for Suffolk
Suffolk County Cricket Club
Suffolk County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Suffolk....
, including a Gillette Cup match in 1966.