Harry Hollingsworth Forsyth (18 December 1903 – 19 July 2004)[1][2] was an Irish cricketer. He was born in Dublin, Ireland. A left-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, he played one first-class match for Dublin University[1] against Northamptonshire in June 1926.[3] He scored 43 runs in the Dublin University first innings. The match also featured the Irish playwright Samuel Beckett.[4] From the death of Ted Martin in June 2004 to his death, aged 100, just over a month later, Forsyth was the oldest living first-class cricketer.[5]
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| Full name | Harry Hollingsworth Forsyth | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 December 1903 Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 July 2004 (aged 100) Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1926 | Dublin University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2019 | |||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Harry Forsyth". CricketArchive. 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ Headstones - Deansgrange, Dublin Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ First-class matches played by Harry Forsyth at Cricket Archive
- ^ Scorecard for Northamptonshire v Dublin University match in June 1926 at Cricket Archive
- ^ World's oldest living first-class cricketer dies – ESPNcricinfo. Published 28 July 2005. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
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