Henry Bernard Stricker (1888 – 15 February 1917) was a South African first-class cricketer and South African Army soldier.
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| Full name | Henry Bernard Stricker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1888 Beaconsfield, Cape Colony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 February 1917(aged 29) Dodoma, German East Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Louis Stricker (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1912/13–1913/14 | Transvaal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 June 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stricker was born at Beaconsfield in 1888 to Louis Stricker senior and his wife, Maude.[1] He was educated at Sacred Heart College, Johannesburg. Stricker was selected to play for Transvaal in March 1913, making his first-class debut against Griqualand West, scoring an unbeaten 66.[1] He made two further first-class appearances in January 1914 for Transvaal against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club.[2] In his three first-class matches, he scored 70 runs at an average of 23.33.[3] With the ball he took two wickets, with best figures of 1 for 23.[4] Stricker served in the South African Army during the First World War, where he was a conductor in the South African Service Corps (Animal Transport). He died from Blackwater fever in February 1917 at Dodoma in German East Africa, aged 29.[1] His brother was the Test cricketer Louis Stricker.
References
edit- ^ a b c McCrery, Nigel (30 July 2015). Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War. Pen and Sword. p. 306. ISBN 978-1473864191.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Henry Stricker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Stricker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Henry Stricker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.