Harry Wrathall (1 February 1869 – 1 June 1944) was an English

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and London County.Cricket archive – Harry Wrathall
Retrieved 13 July 2012

Career

Between 1894 and 1907, Wrathall played in 288

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. The right handed

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played 509

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with an average of 22.54. Wrathall's right-arm

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took 30 wickets averaging at 45.26.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wrathall, Harry 1869 births 1944 deaths English cricketers of 1890 to 1918 English cricketers Sportspeople from Cheltenham Gloucestershire cricketers London County cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Players cricketers Midland Counties cricketers North v South cricketers Northumberland cricketers Players of the South cricketers