Herbert Hastings Sharp (23 July 1881 – 1 September 1918) was an English-born New Zealand first-class cricketer and New Zealand Army soldier.

Herbert Sharp
Personal information
Full name
Herbert Hastings Sharp
Born23 July 1881
Blackheath, Kent, England
Died1 September 1918(1918-09-01) (aged 37)
Bancourt, Pas-de-Calais, France
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1904/05Hawke's Bay
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 14
Batting average 7.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 13
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 March 2021

The son of Hastings Sharp, he was born in July 1881 at Blackheath, Kent.[1] He was educated at St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate.[2] Sharp immigrated to New Zealand around 1901, where he gained employment with a Mr. Carlyon.[1] He was a cricket enthusiast, playing club cricket in Poverty Bay.[1] Sharp appeared once in first-class cricket, playing for Hawke's Bay against Auckland at Auckland Domain in 1905.[3] In a heavy defeat for Hawke's Bay, he made scores of 13 and 1, being dismissed by Jocelyn Kallender and William Stemson respectively.[4]

Sharp served in the First World War, seeing action on the Western Front in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force as a corporal with the 26th Reinforcements.[1] He was killed in action on 1 September 1918 near Bancourt during the Second Battle of Bapaume. He is buried at the Bancourt British Cemetery.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Roll of Honor. Poverty Bay Herald. 18 September 1918. p. 3
  2. ^ Register of St. Lawrence College Ramsgate. Old Lawrentian Club. 1912. p. 59.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Herbert Sharp". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Auckland v Hawk's Bay, 1904/05". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Corporal Herbert Hastings Sharp". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
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