Harold Kirton

Harold Kirton

Personal information
Full name	Harold Osborne Kirton
Born	4 January 1894 Paddington, London, England
Died	9 May 1974 (aged 80) Holland-on-Sea, Essex, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1925–1929	Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 82 Batting average 27.33 100s/50s –/1 Top score 51 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 June 2013

Harold Osborne Kirton (4 January 1894 – 9 May 1974) was an English cricketer. Kirton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Paddington, London.

Kirton made two first-class appearances for Warwickshire, four years apart from one another. The first came in the 1925 County Championship against Surrey at Edgbaston, while the second came in the 1929 County Championship against Middlesex at Lord's.^[1] Kirton scored a total of 82 runs in his two matches,^[2] top scoring with 52 against Middlesex.^[3]

He died at Holland-on-Sea, Essex on 9 May 1974.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Harold Kirton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Harold Kirton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
3. "Middlesex v Warwickshire, 1929 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2013.

External links

• Harold Kirton at ESPNcricinfo
• Harold Kirton at CricketArchive