Malcolm Heath
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Malcolm Brewster Heath is a former English
cricketer
. Heath was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium
.
Heath made his first-class
debut for Hampshire
in the 1954 County Championship
against Leicestershire
.
Heath represented Hampshire in 143 first-class matches from 1954 to 1962, with his final appearance for the county coming in 1962 against Derbyshire
at the United Services Recreation Ground
at Portsmouth
. In his 143 matches for the county, Heath scored 569 runs at a batting average
of 5.86, with a high score of 33. Heath, being a bowler, took 527 wickets at a bowling average
of 25.11, with 18 five wicket hauls and 5 ten wicket hauls in a match, with best bowling figures of 8/43 against Sussex
in 1958. The 1958 season was Heath's best with the ball, during which he took 126 wickets at an average of 16.42, with 10 five wicket hauls and 3 ten wicket hauls in a match. In addition, Heath played an important role in Hampshire's 1961 County Championship winning squad, taking 63 wickets at an average of 26.73, with one five wicket haul of 5-78. Throughout his career, Heath took 42 catches in the field.
In 1969 Heath made a one-off appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club
in a non first-class match against Ireland at Lord's
. Heath took a single wicket in the match.
list in 1984, during which season he stood in three first-class matches and one List-A match between Wiltshire
and Leicestershire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy.
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...
cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
. Heath was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
.
Heath 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 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 1954 County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
against Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
.
Heath represented Hampshire in 143 first-class matches from 1954 to 1962, with his final appearance for the county coming in 1962 against Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
at the United Services Recreation Ground
United Services Recreation Ground
The United Services Recreation Ground is a cricket ground in Portsmouth, Hampshire. The first recorded match on the ground was on 17 August 1882 which saw Cambridge University Past and Present play the touring Australians...
at Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
. In his 143 matches for the county, Heath scored 569 runs at a batting 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 5.86, with a high score of 33. Heath, being a bowler, took 527 wickets at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 25.11, with 18 five wicket hauls and 5 ten wicket hauls in a match, with best bowling figures of 8/43 against Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
in 1958. The 1958 season was Heath's best with the ball, during which he took 126 wickets at an average of 16.42, with 10 five wicket hauls and 3 ten wicket hauls in a match. In addition, Heath played an important role in Hampshire's 1961 County Championship winning squad, taking 63 wickets at an average of 26.73, with one five wicket haul of 5-78. Throughout his career, Heath took 42 catches in the field.
In 1969 Heath made a one-off appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
in a non first-class match against Ireland at Lord's
Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...
. Heath took a single wicket in the match.
Umpiring
Pothecary was appointed to the first-class UmpiresUmpire (cricket)
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list in 1984, during which season he stood in three first-class matches and one List-A match between Wiltshire
Wiltshire County Cricket Club
Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy....
and Leicestershire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy.
External links
- Malcolm Heath at CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
- Malcolm Heath 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...
- Matches and detailed statistics for Malcolm Heath