Harold Webster (cricketer)

Harold Wynne Webster (17 February 1887 – 7 October 1949) was an Australian cricketer for South Australia who played first-class cricket from March 1911 to October 1912 and toured England with the Australian team in 1912.

Harold Webster
Personal information
Full name
Harold Wynne Webster
Born(1887-02-17)17 February 1887
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died7 October 1949(1949-10-07) (aged 62)
Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1910-11 to 1911-12South Australia
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 19
Runs scored 346
Batting average 14.41
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 54
Catches/stumpings 21/4
Source: Cricinfo, 24 April 2018

Life and career

A wicket-keeper, Webster was playing in Sydney in 1910 when Victor Trumper advised him to try playing in Adelaide to see if he could further his chances of playing interstate cricket.[1] He began playing for North Adelaide and was soon selected in the South Australian team.[2]

After several of Australia's leading players refused to tour, Webster was one of the first players chosen to tour England with Australia for the 1912 Triangular Tournament,[2] but he did not play Test cricket.[3] He played the last 13 of his 19 first-class matches on the tour.[4]

Webster returned to Sydney and was twice chosen to play for New South Wales in the 1913–14 season, but was unavailable to play. He played for Randwick in their initial seasons in first-grade cricket in the early 1920s.[1]

Webster worked as a real estate agent in Sydney.[5] He died at his home in the Sydney suburb of Randwick in October 1949, aged 62. He was survived by his wife Dora and their two sons.[6]

References
  1. The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket, Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, p. 571.
  2. "Fresh Eleven Chosen". Chronicle: 11. 2 March 1912.
  3. "Triangular Tournament (Aus Eng RSA) May/Aug 1912 - Averages".
  4. "First-Class Matches played by Harold Webster". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  5. "[Untitled]". NSW Government Gazette: 339. 3 February 1950.
  6. "Deaths". Sydney Morning Herald: 12. 10 October 1949.
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