Percival Heather
Percival Heather (6 October 1882 – 29 June 1956) was an Australian cricketer who played 13 matches of first-class cricket between 1904 and 1914.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Percival Jackson Heather | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 October 1882 Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 June 1956 (aged 73) Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1904-05 | Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1910-11 to 1912-13 | Transvaal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1913-14 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Cricinfo, 30 December 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born in Melbourne, Heather moved to South Africa early in the 1900s and played for Natal and Transvaal. Returning to Australia, he played one match for Victoria in 1913-14.[1]
His highest score was 109 not out for Transvaal against Border in 1910-11. In a low-scoring match Transvaal needed 165 to win and were 27 for 3 when Heather went to the crease. Batting only 65 minutes, he hit seven fours and nine sixes to take Transvaal to victory by six wickets.[2]
References
- "Percival Heather". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- "Border v Transvaal 1910-11". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
External links
- Percival Heather at ESPNcricinfo
- Percival Heather at CricketArchive (subscription required)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.