Harold Kirton

Harold Osborne Kirton (4 January 1894 9 May 1974) was an English cricketer. Kirton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Paddington, London.

Harold Kirton
Personal information
Full name
Harold Osborne Kirton
Born4 January 1894
Paddington, London, England
Died9 May 1974(1974-05-09) (aged 80)
Holland-on-Sea, Essex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19251929Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 82
Batting average 27.33
100s/50s /1
Top score 51
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings /
Source: Cricinfo, 23 June 2013

Kirton made two first-class appearances for Warwickshire, four years apart from one another. The first came in the 1925 County Championship against Surrey at Edgbaston, while the second came in the 1929 County Championship against Middlesex at Lord's.[1] Kirton scored a total of 82 runs in his two matches,[2] top scoring with 52 against Middlesex.[3]

He died at Holland-on-Sea, Essex on 9 May 1974.

References

  1. "First-Class Matches played by Harold Kirton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Harold Kirton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  3. "Middlesex v Warwickshire, 1929 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
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