Harry Pickett
Pickett pictured in about 1895
Personal information
Born(1862-03-16)16 March 1862
Stratford, Essex, England
Died3 October 1907(1907-10-03) (aged 45)
Aberavon, Glamorgan, Wales
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1884–1898MCC
1894–1897Essex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 62
Runs scored 450
Batting average 8.03
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 35
Balls bowled 7,271
Wickets 134
Bowling average 24.39
5 wickets in innings 4
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 10/32
Catches/stumpings 25/–
Source: CricketArchive, 14 July 2012

Henry Pickett (26 March 1862 – 3 October 1907) was an English cricketer who represented Essex for 17 years although only the last four were at first-class level. A fast bowler he was 'powerfully built' and 'bowled with a high arm'.[1] His most significant performance came in 1895 when he took all ten Leicestershire wickets for 32 runs.[2] These are the best innings figures recorded by an Essex bowler,[3] the fourth best in the County Championship,[4] and the ninth best in first-class cricket.[5]

Born in Stratford, Pickett first played for Essex in 1881 but it would be 13 years before the county was awarded first-class status. In the intervening period he did make several first-class appearances for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the first in 1884 against Sussex.[6] He played in Essex's first ever first-class match in 1894 but struggled in that first season taking 11 wickets at an average of 31.09.[7] The following season, Essex's first season in the County Championship, was more successful. He took 66 wickets, at 17.72, including the 10/32 against Leicestershire as well as five-fors in wins against Somerset and Hampshire.[7][8] Over the next two seasons he took 50 wickets at around 30.[7] He didn't play again for Essex following his benefit season in 1897, he played one match for the MCC in 1898 before two seasons of umpiring.[8][9] Following the end of his playing career he also coached at Clifton College.[10]

Pickett disappeared on 27 September 1907 and a week later was found washed ashore on Aberavon beach.[10] His death is listed as suicide.[1]

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  1. 1 2 Frith, David (1975). The Fast Men. London: Transworld Publishers. p. 109. ISBN 0-552-10435-3.
  2. ↑ Essex v Leicestershire, County Championship 1895, CricketArchive, Retrieved 17 September 2009
  3. ↑ Most Wickets in an Innings for Essex, CricketArchive, Retrieved 17 September 2009
  4. ↑ Most Wickets in an Innings in County Championship, CricketArchive, Retrieved 17 September 2009
  5. ↑ Nine or More Wickets in an Innings in First-Class Cricket Archived 29 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine, CricketArchive, Retrieved 17 September 2009
  6. ↑ Marylebone Cricket Club v Sussex, Other First-Class matches in England 1884, CricketArchive, Retrieved 17 September 2009
  7. 1 2 3 First-class Bowling in Each Season by Harry Pickett, CricketArchive, Retrieved 17 September 2009
  8. 1 2 Player Oracle: H Pickett, CricketArchive, Retrieved 17 September 2009
  9. ↑ Harry Pickett as Umpire in First-Class Matches (34), CricketArchive, Retrieved 17 September 2009
  10. 1 2 Obituaries in 1907, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, Retrieved 17 September 2009
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