Herbert Silvester Hargreaves (30thMarch 1913 – 29 September 1990) was an English first-class cricketer, who played nineteen matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1934 and 1938.[1] He also appeared for Yorkshire Second XI between 1934 and 1938, and the Minor Counties in 1937.

Born in Cinder Hill, Shireoaks, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, Hargreaves was a right arm fast medium bowler, who took 59 wickets at 21.20, with a best of 5 for 93 against Kent. He scored 53 runs at an average of 3.31, with a best score of 9, and took five catches. Hargreaves took a wicket with his first ball against Cambridge University in 1934.

He had connections with Hull Town C.C. and Sheffield United C.C., and went to Perth, Scotland, as a professional in 1939.

Hargreaves died in September 1990, in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

His son, John Hargreaves, played Minor County cricket for Suffolk, including a Gillette Cup match in 1966.

References

  1. ↑ Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 370. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.


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