Harold Mead (13 June 1895 − 13 April 1921) was an English cricketer. Mead was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Walthamstow, Essex.
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| Full name | Harold Mead | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 June 1895 Walthamstow, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 April 1921 (aged 25) Bell Common, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Walter Mead (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 October 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mead made his first-class debut for Essex against Derbyshire in the 1913 County Championship. He made three further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Sussex in the 1914 County Championship.[1]
With the ball, he took just 3 wickets at an average of 64.66, with best figures of 2/84.[2] In his four first-class appearances, he scored 19 runs at a batting average of 3.16, with a high score of 8 not out.[3] His brief first-class career came to an end with the start of World War I.
Mead fought in the war as a Private in the Essex Regiment. He was severely wounded in 1915 and never fully recovered, dying on 13 April 1921 at Bell Common, Essex.[4][5]
He was the son of England Test cricketer Walter Mead.
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Harold Mead". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Harold Mead". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Harold Mead". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "Player profile: Harold Mead". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "Lest We Forget: Essex Cricket Remembers". Essex Cricket. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
External links
edit- Harold Mead at ESPNcricinfo
- Harold Mead at CricketArchive