Henry Bernard Stricker (1888 – 15 February 1917) was a

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first-class

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er and

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soldier. Stricker was born at

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in 1888 to Louis Stricker senior and his wife, Maude. He was educated at

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. Stricker was selected to play for

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in March 1913, making his first-class debut against Griqualand West, scoring an unbeaten 66. He made two further first-class appearances in January 1914 for Transvaal against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club. In his three first-class matches, he scored 70 runs at an average of 23.33. With the ball he took two wickets, with best figures of 1 for 23. Stricker served in the

during the First World War, where he was a

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in the South African Service Corps (Animal Transport). He died from

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in February 1917 at

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, aged 29. His brother was the Test cricketer Louis Stricker.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stricker, Henry 1888 births 1917 deaths Cricketers from Kimberley, Northern Cape South African cricketers Gauteng cricketers South African military personnel of World War I South African military personnel killed in World War I Infectious disease deaths in Tanzania