Henry Stricker Explained

Country:South Africa
Fullname:Henry Bernard Stricker
Birth Date:1888
Birth Place:Beaconsfield, Cape Colony
Death Date:15 February 1917(aged 29)
Death Place:Dodoma, German East Africa
Family:Louis Stricker (brother)
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Unknown
Club1:Transvaal
Year1:1912/13 - 1913/14
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:3
Runs1:70
Bat Avg1:23.33
100S/50S1:–/1
Top Score1:66
Deliveries1:198
Wickets1:2
Bowl Avg1:80.50
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:1/23
Catches/Stumpings1:3/–
Date:9 June
Year:2022
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/47250.html Cricinfo

Henry Bernard Stricker (1888 – 15 February 1917) was a South African first-class cricketer and South African Army soldier.

Stricker was born at Beaconsfield in 1888 to Louis Stricker senior and his wife, Maude.[1] He was educated at Sacred Heart College, Johannesburg. Stricker was selected to play for Transvaal in March 1913, making his first-class debut against Griqualand West, scoring an unbeaten 66.[1] He made two further first-class appearances in January 1914 for Transvaal against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club.[2] In his three first-class matches, he scored 70 runs at an average of 23.33.[3] With the ball he took two wickets, with best figures of 1 for 23.[4] Stricker served in the South African Army during the First World War, where he was a conductor in the South African Service Corps (Animal Transport). He died from Blackwater fever in February 1917 at Dodoma in German East Africa, aged 29.[1] His brother was the Test cricketer Louis Stricker.

Notes and References

  1. Book: McCrery, Nigel. Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War. 30 July 2015. Pen and Sword. 978-1473864191. 306.
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Henry Stricker. CricketArchive. 2022-06-10. subscription.
  3. Web site: First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Stricker. CricketArchive. 2022-06-10. subscription.
  4. Web site: First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Henry Stricker. CricketArchive. 2022-06-10. subscription.