Ian Mitchell (English cricketer)
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Ian Norman Mitchell was an English
cricket
er. Mitchell was a right-handed batsman. The son of Major Alexander Black Mitchell, a High Sheriff of Gloucestershire
, he was born in Henbury
, Bristol
and educated at Harrow School
, where he represented the school cricket team.
While studying at Cambridge University, Mitchell made his first-class
debut for Cambridge University Cricket Club
against Middlesex
in 1949. He made a further first-class appearance that season for the university, the last of which came against Warwickshire
. The following season he made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire
against Lancashire
in the 1950 County Championship. He made 7 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Hampshire
in the 1952 County Championship. His 8 first-class matches for the county came with limited success, with him scoring 97 runs at an average
of 6.92, with a high score of 24. At a time when the use of amateurs as captains
was coming to an end, Mitchell was offered the role of captaining Gloucestershire after Sir Derrick Bailey
resigned at the end of the 1952 season, but he turned it down it down citing that he didn't have the time. As a result, Gloucestershire appointed Jack Crapp
, the senior professional, as its captain for the 1953 and 1954 seasons.
In the same year as his debut for Gloucestershire, Mitchell married Anne Denise Perpetua Gibbs on 7 October of that year. The couple would go on to have 4 children. Mitchell himself would follow in his fathers footsteps by becoming the High Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1969. He died at his home near Tetbury
, Gloucestershire
on 4 June 2011.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
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. Mitchell was a right-handed batsman. The son of Major Alexander Black Mitchell, a High Sheriff of Gloucestershire
High Sheriff of Gloucestershire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Gloucestershire.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred...
, he was born in Henbury
Henbury
Henbury is a suburb of Bristol, England, approximately 5 mi northwest of the city centre. It was formerly a village in Gloucestershire and is now bordered by Westbury-on-Trym to the south; Brentry to the east and the Blaise Castle estate Blaise Hamlet and Lawrence Weston to the west...
, Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
and educated at 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...
, where he represented the school cricket team.
While studying at Cambridge University, Mitchell made his 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...
debut for Cambridge University Cricket Club
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...
against Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex 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 Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
in 1949. He made a further first-class appearance that season for the university, the last of which came against Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
. The following season he made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
against Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
in the 1950 County Championship. He made 7 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
in the 1952 County Championship. His 8 first-class matches for the county came with limited success, with him scoring 97 runs at an average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 6.92, with a high score of 24. At a time when the use of amateurs as captains
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
was coming to an end, Mitchell was offered the role of captaining Gloucestershire after Sir Derrick Bailey
Derrick Bailey
Sir Derrick Thomas Louis Bailey, 3rd Baronet, DFC was the son of the South African entrepreneur Sir Abe Bailey and of the pioneer aviator Dame Mary Bailey, and won fame for himself as a decorated Second World War pilot, a cricketer and a businessman...
resigned at the end of the 1952 season, but he turned it down it down citing that he didn't have the time. As a result, Gloucestershire appointed Jack Crapp
Jack Crapp
John "Jack" Frederick Crapp was an English cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire between 1936 and 1956, and played for England on tour in the winter of 1948-49....
, the senior professional, as its captain for the 1953 and 1954 seasons.
In the same year as his debut for Gloucestershire, Mitchell married Anne Denise Perpetua Gibbs on 7 October of that year. The couple would go on to have 4 children. Mitchell himself would follow in his fathers footsteps by becoming the High Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1969. He died at his home near Tetbury
Tetbury
Tetbury is a town and civil parish within the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It lies on the site of an ancient hill fort, on which an Anglo-Saxon monastery was founded, probably by Ine of Wessex, in 681. The population of the parish was 5,250 in the 2001 census.In the Middle Ages,...
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
on 4 June 2011.
External links
- Ian Mitchell at ESPNcricinfo
- Ian Mitchell at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...