Harold 'Hal' Pickthall (31 July 1896 – 8 August 1965) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Harold Pickthall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 July 1896 Burnley, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 August 1965 (aged 69) Fulwood, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1928–1935 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1926–1929 | Monmouthshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 October 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pickthall initially played club cricket in the Lancashire League prior to World War I with Burnley in 1913.[1] He played for Burnley until 1920, after which he began playing for Lowerhouse.[1] He played for Lowerhouse until 1923, and briefly returned to Burnley in 1925 for one match.[1] Pickthall made his debut in minor counties cricket for the Welsh county Monmouthshire in the 1926 Minor Counties Championship against Surrey Second XI at The Oval.[2] He played minor counties cricket for Monmouthshire from 1926–1929, making a total of 24 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[2] He first appeared in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Wales in 1928 at Lord's.[3] He became a mainstay of the MCC side over the next few years, playing annually for them (with the exception of 1933) until 1935, making a total of twelve first-class appearances.[3] Pickthall scored a total of 109 runs across these twelve matches, averaging 10.90, with a highest score of 29 not out.[4] As a bowler, Pickthall took 25 wickets at a bowling average of 30.88, with best innings figures of 4 for 30.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Lancashire League Matches played by Hal Pickthall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Hal Pickthall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Hal Pickthall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Hal Pickthall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Hal Pickthall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 October 2018.