Harry Hollingsworth Forsyth (18 December 1903 – 19 July 2004) was an Irish

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er. He was born in Dublin, Ireland. A left-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, he played one first-class match for

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against Northamptonshire in June 1926. He scored 43 runs in the Dublin University first

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. The match also featured the Irish

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.Scorecard for Northamptonshire v Dublin University match in June 1926 at Cricket Archive
/ref> 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.World's oldest living first-class cricketer dies
– ESPNcricinfo. Published 28 July 2005. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

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