Harry Forsyth

Harry Hollingsworth Forsyth (18 December 1903 – 19 July 2004)[1][2] was an Irish cricketer. He was born in Dublin, Ireland. A left-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, he played one first-class match for Dublin University[1] against Northamptonshire in June 1926.[3] He scored 43 runs in the Dublin University first innings. The match also featured the Irish playwright Samuel Beckett.[4] From the death of Ted Martin in June 2004 to his death, aged 100, just over a month later, Forsyth was the oldest living first-class cricketer.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Harry Forsyth". CricketArchive. 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  2. ↑ Headstones - Deansgrange, Dublin Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ First-class matches played by Harry Forsyth at Cricket Archive
  4. ↑ Scorecard for Northamptonshire v Dublin University match in June 1926 at Cricket Archive
  5. ↑ World's oldest living first-class cricketer dies – ESPNcricinfo. Published 28 July 2005. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
Preceded by
Ted Martin		 Oldest living first-class cricketer
9 June 2004 – 19 July 2004		 Succeeded by
Frank Shipston


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