Horace Mitchell

Horace Mitchell

Personal information
Full name	Horace Mitchell
Born	9 February 1858 West Tarring, Sussex, England
Died	4 January 1951 (aged 92) West Tarring, Sussex, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1882–1891	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 8 Runs scored 44 Batting average 4.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 9 Balls bowled 867 Wickets 19 Bowling average 18.68 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 5/35 Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 January 2012

Horace Mitchell (19 January 1858 – 4 January 1951) was an English cricketer. Mitchell was a right-handed batsman by bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born at West Tarring, Sussex.

Mitchell made his first-class debut for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1882. He made two further appearances in that season for Sussex against Hampshire and Yorkshire, before next appearing for Sussex in first-class cricket in the 1891 County Championship against Lancashire. He made four further first-class appearances for the county in 1891, the last of which came against Surrey.^[1] With his role as a bowler, Mitchell took a total of 19 wickets at an average of 18.68, with best figures of 5/35.^[2] These figures were his only five wicket haul and came against Lancashire in 1891.^[3] A poor batsman, Mitchell scored 44 runs at a batting average of 4.00, with a high score of 9.^[4]

He died at the village of his birth on 4 January 1951.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Horace Mitchell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
2. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Horace Mitchell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
3. "Lancashire v Sussex, 1891 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Horace Mitchell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2012.

External links

• Horace Mitchell at ESPNcricinfo
• Horace Mitchell at CricketArchive