Ernest Read
Cricket Player
1873 – 1921
Who was Ernest Read?
Ernest George Read was an English cricketer. Read was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper.
Read made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1903 County Championship against Kent. Read played three matches for Hampshire, all coming in the 1903 season with his final match for the county coming against Sussex.
In 1904 Read joined Sussex, making his debut for the county against Cambridge University. Read played two first-class matches for Sussex in the 1904 season, the second of which came against Oxford University.
Two years after last representing Sussex, Read played two matches for the county in 1906 against Oxford University and Middlesex.
Read died at Wandsworth, London on 21 March 1921.
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- Born
- Oct 8, 1873
Portsmouth - Nationality
- England
- Died
- Mar 21, 1921
Wandsworth
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on July 23, 2013
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