Henry Stratton

Henry Duncan Stratton (10 May 1870 – 26 February 1958) was an English cricketer active from 1897 to 1914. Born at Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, he was a right-handed batsman who made four appearances in first-class cricket, but was mostly associated with minor counties cricket.

For the author and co-founder of Bryant & Stratton College, see Henry Dwight Stratton.

Henry Stratton
Personal information
Full nameHenry Duncan Stratton
Born10 May 1870
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Died26 February 1958(1958-02-26) (aged 87)
Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex,
England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1904–1914Marylebone Cricket Club
1897–1910Staffordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 75
Batting average 15.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 20
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 March 2015

Stratton made his debut in minor counties cricket for Staffordshire against Northamptonshire in the 1897 Minor Counties Championship at Birmingham.[1] He played minor counties cricket for Staffordshire until 1910, all told making a total of 92 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship,[1] during some of which he was club captain. His played his first first-class match for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1904 against Leicestershire at Lord's. He made three further appearances in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club, playing two further matches against Leicestershire in 1906 and 1907, before playing a final match against Oxford University in 1914.[2] He scored a total of 75 runs in his four matches, with a high score of 20.[3]

He died at Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex on 26 February 1958.

References
  1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Henry Stratton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Henry Stratton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Stratton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
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