Harry Forsyth

Harry Hollingsworth Forsyth (18 December 1903 – 19 July 2004)[1][2] was an Irish cricketer. He was born in Dublin, Ireland. A left-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, he played one first-class match for Dublin University[1] against Northamptonshire in June 1926.[3] He scored 43 runs in the Dublin University first innings. The match also featured the Irish playwright Samuel Beckett.[4] 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.[5]

Harry Forsyth
Personal information
Full nameHarry Hollingsworth Forsyth
Born18 December 1903
Dublin, Ireland
Died19 July 2004(2004-07-19) (aged 100)
Dublin, Ireland
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1926Dublin University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 49
Batting average 24.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 43
Catches/stumpings 2/1
Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2019

References
  1. "Harry Forsyth". CricketArchive. 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  2. Headstones - Deansgrange, Dublin Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
  3. First-class matches played by Harry Forsyth at Cricket Archive
  4. Scorecard for Northamptonshire v Dublin University match in June 1926 at Cricket Archive
  5. World's oldest living first-class cricketer dies – ESPNcricinfo. Published 28 July 2005. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
Preceded by
Ted Martin		 Oldest living first-class cricketer
9 June 2004 – 19 July 2004		 Succeeded by
Frank Shipston


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