Henry Fox Purdy was an English cricket

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er who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire

Derbyshire County Cricket Club

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 between 1906 and 1919.

Purdy was born at Brimington

Brimington

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, Derbyshire

Derbyshire

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, although his birth was registered as Henry Fox. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1906 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1906

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, in July in a match against Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club

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 in which his uncle John Purdy

John Purdy (cricketer)

John Henry Purdy was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1896 and 1906.Purdy was born in Brimington, Derbyshire, the son of William Purdy, a bricklayer and his wife Elizabeth. His debut for Derbyshire came in the 1896 County Championship, against Yorkshire. Purdy took the last...

 played his last match, and in which he took a wicket in each innings. He continued playing to the end of the season and against Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire County Cricket Club

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 achieved his best bowling performance of 6 wickets for 84 runs. He played one game in the 1907 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1907

Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1907 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for thirty six years. It was their thirteenth season in the County Championship and they finished bottom of the table having won two matches in the season.-1907 season:Derbyshire...

, and four in the 1908 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1908

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. He did not play for the county again until after the First World War in the 1919 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1919

Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1919 was the first cricket season after a four year break from first class cricket during World War I. The English club Derbyshire had been playing for forty-eight years...

, when he took part in two games against Yorkshire. Purdy was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and took 25 first class wickets at an average of 25.42 and a best performance of 6-84. He was a right-hand batsman and played 30 innings in 16 first class matches with a top score of 21 and an average of 6.53.

Purdy died at Newbold, Chesterfield

Chesterfield

Chesterfield is a market town and a borough of Derbyshire, England. It lies north of Derby, on a confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper. Its population is 70,260 , making it Derbyshire's largest town...

, Derbyshire at the age of 60. His uncle John Purdy also played for Derbyshire.