Henry Blackwell (cricketer)
Henry Blackwell (16 December 1876 – 24 January 1900) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1895 and 1898.
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| Full name | Henry Blackwell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 December 1876 Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 January 1900 (aged 23) Wirksworth, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium pace bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895–1898 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 20 May 1895 Derbyshire v Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 28 July 1898 Derbyshire v Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Blackwell was born at Wirksworth Derbyshire, the son of William Blackwell, a butcher and his wife Fanny.[1] He debuted for Derbyshire at the age of eighteen, in the 1895 season, against Marylebone Cricket Club, but didn't play another first-class match until the 1898 season. He played in three drawn matches in 1898, taking a wicket in every game and making reasonable scores as a lower-order batsman. He did not play in 1899 but died at Wirksworth at the beginning of 1900 at the age of 23.
Blackwell was a right-arm medium-pace bowler and took four first-class wickets at an average of 26.25 and a best performance of 2 for 23. He was a right-handed batsman and played six innings in four first-class matches with an average of 10.25 and a top score of 15.[2]