Harold Arkwright

Who is Harold Arkwright?

Harold Arthur Arkwright was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University between 1893 and 1895. He also made a few appearances for Essex during his university years, and later played two minor counties matches for Cambridgeshire.

Educated firstly at Eton College, he was in the school's first eleven in both 1890 and 1891. He went up to Magdalen College, Oxford, and was awarded his Blue in 1895, when he took 0 for 16 and 1 for 71 in two innings. He toured North American with Frank Mitchell's side in 1895, and played some cricket for Essex, Cambridgeshire and the Free Foresters. His final first-class appearance was in 1903, playing for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University. In all, he claimed 72 wickets in 24 first-class appearances at an average of 23.62, and took ten wickets in a match on one occasion: against Yorkshire in 1895.