Harry Killick (13 July 1837 – 22 November 1877) was an English cricketer. Killick was a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm roundarm medium. He was born at Crabtree, Sussex.

Harry Killick
Personal information
Full name
Harry Killick
Born(1837-07-13)13 July 1837
Crabtree, Sussex, England
Died22 November 1877(1877-11-22) (aged 40)
Brighton, Sussex, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm roundarm medium
RoleOccasional wicket-keeper
RelationsErnest Killick (nephew)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1866–1875Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 44
Runs scored 1,097
Batting average 14.43
100s/50s –/2
Top score 78
Balls bowled 564
Wickets 6
Bowling average 36.50
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/37
Catches/stumpings 25/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 July 2012

Killick made his first-class debut for Sussex against Surrey at The Oval in 1866.[1] Killick played first-class cricket for Sussex to 1875, making a total of forty appearances, the last of which came against Hampshire at the County Ground, Hove.[1] In his forty first-class appearances for the county, he scored 957 runs at an average of 14.07, with a high score of 78.[2] This score was his only half century for Sussex and came against Surrey in 1869.[3] With the ball, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 36.50, with best figures of 3/37.[4]

In addition to playing first-class cricket for Sussex, Killick made first-class appearances for other teams. He made a single first-class appearance for a Left Handed team against a Right Handed at Lord's in 1870,[1] a match in which he recorded his only other first-class half century with a score of 55.[5] In that same year he made a single appearance for the Players of the South against the Gentlemen of the South at The Oval, as well as making his first appearance for a United South of England Eleven against a United North of England Eleven.[1] He made a second appearance for the United South of England Eleven against Yorkshire in 1874.[1] As well as playing the game, Killick also umpired it, standing in nineteen first-class matches from 1873 1877.[6]

He died at Brighton, Sussex, on 22 November 1877. His nephew, Ernest Killick, also played first-class cricket.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "First-Class Matches played by Harry Killick". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Harry Killick". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Sussex v Surrey, 1869". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  4. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Harry Killick". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Left Handed v Right Handed, 1870". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Harry Killick as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
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