Harold Wild
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Harold Wild was an English
cricket
er who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire
between 1913 and 1920.
Wild was born at Hadfield, Derbyshire
. He made his debut for Derbyshire in June 1913 against Leicestershire
when he took a wicket and scored 8 and 9. He played two more games in 1913 and a series in 1914. After the First World War, Wild returned to play a full season in 1919 and made his highest score of 68 against Warwickshire
at Edgbaston. Wild alternated between opening the batting and playing in the middle order. In his last game in 1920 against Essex
he was opening batsman and scored in lower double figures.
Wild was a right-hand batsman and played 59 innings in 32 first class matches with an average of 12.07 and a top score of 68. He was a right-arm medium pace bowler and took 2 first class wickets at an average of 64.50.
Wild died at Glossop
, Derbyshire at the age of 86.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
between 1913 and 1920.
Wild was born at Hadfield, Derbyshire
Hadfield, Derbyshire
Hadfield is a parish and small residential town in High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It lies very close to the River Etherow which forms the border between Derbyshire and Greater Manchester...
. He made his debut for Derbyshire in June 1913 against Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
when he took a wicket and scored 8 and 9. He played two more games in 1913 and a series in 1914. After the First World War, Wild returned to play a full season in 1919 and made his highest score of 68 against Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
at Edgbaston. Wild alternated between opening the batting and playing in the middle order. In his last game in 1920 against Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
he was opening batsman and scored in lower double figures.
Wild was a right-hand batsman and played 59 innings in 32 first class matches with an average of 12.07 and a top score of 68. He was a right-arm medium pace bowler and took 2 first class wickets at an average of 64.50.
Wild died at Glossop
Glossop
Glossop is a market town within the Borough of High Peak in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the Glossop Brook, a tributary of the River Etherow, about east of the city of Manchester, west of the city of Sheffield. Glossop is situated near Derbyshire's county borders with Cheshire, Greater...
, Derbyshire at the age of 86.