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Harold Arthur Arkwright (10 November 1872 – 10 December 1942) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University between 1893 and 1895. He also made a few appearances for Essex during his university years, and later played two minor counties matches for Cambridgeshire.

Educated firstly at Eton College, he was in the school's first eleven in both 1890 and 1891. He went up to Magdalen College, Oxford, and was awarded his Blue in 1895, when he took 0 for 16 and 1 for 71 in two innings. He toured North American with Frank Mitchell's side in 1895, and played some cricket for Essex, Cambridgeshire and the Free Foresters. His final first-class appearance was in 1903, playing for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University. In all, he claimed 72 wickets in 24 first-class appearances at an average of 23.62, and took ten wickets in a match on one occasion: against Yorkshire in 1895.

References

1. ^ "Player Profile: Harold Arkwright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
2. "Obituaries in 1942". ESPNcricinfo. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
3. Bolton (1962), p. 356.
4. Bolton (1962), pp. 151–154.
5. "First-Class Matches played by Harold Arkwright (24)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
6. "Oxford University v Yorkshire: University Match 1895". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2012.

Bibliography

• Bolton, Geoffrey (1962). History of the O.U.C.C. (1st ed.). Oxford: Holywell Press.

• 1872 births
• 1942 deaths
• Sportspeople from Oswestry
• People educated at Eton College
• Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford
• Oxford University cricketers
• English cricketers
• Essex cricketers
• Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
• Cambridgeshire cricketers
• Oxford and Cambridge Universities cricketers
• A. J. Webbe's XI cricketers
• Cricketers from Shropshire