Herbert Isaac
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Herbert Whitmore Isaac was an English cricket
er who played three first-class
games for Worcestershire
in 1919 without any great success. None of these games were in the County Championship
as Worcestershire did not re-enter this until the following season.
Isaac attended Harrow School
, and played for them against Eton College
in 1917.
In the 1920s and 1930s, he appeared a few times for Settlers v Officials in Kenya
n minor matches.
His father Arthur Isaac
had a more substantial career with Worcestershire, while his uncle John Isaac
also played first-class cricket.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played three first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
games for Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
in 1919 without any great success. None of these games were in the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
as Worcestershire did not re-enter this until the following season.
Isaac attended Harrow School
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
, and played for them against Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
in 1917.
In the 1920s and 1930s, he appeared a few times for Settlers v Officials in Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
n minor matches.
His father Arthur Isaac
Arthur Isaac
Arthur Whitmore Isaac was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman who played a number of times, though with only modest success, for Worcestershire in their early seasons in first-class cricket. He was also a member of the Club Committee, and spent a period as its Treasurer...
had a more substantial career with Worcestershire, while his uncle John Isaac
John Isaac
John Edmund Valentine Isaac , DSO, was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsmen who played ten first-class matches in South Africa and England between 1906 and 1908...
also played first-class cricket.