Background
He was born at Edgbaston, Warwickshire and was educated at King Edward"s School, Birmingham.
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Henry Crichton
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King Edward"s School, Birmingham.
Career
Crichton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Crichton made two first-class appearances for Warwickshire in the 1908 County Championship against Sussex and Hampshire. In the match against Sussex, Crichton was dismissed for a duck in Warwickshire"s first-innings by John Vincett.
In Sussex"s first-innings, he took the wickets of Ernest Killick and George Cox, finishing with figures of 2/21 from six overs, with the match ending in a draw.
Against Hampshire, he was dismissed for a duck in Warwickshire"s first-innings by Jack Newman, while in their second-innings he was promoted to open the batting, scoring 26 runs before he was caught by Alex Bowell off the bowling of Charlie Llewellyn. He later made two appearances for Berkshire in the 1913 Minor Counties Championship against Dorset and Buckinghamshire.
He died at Branksome Park, Dorset on 1 July 1968. His great-grandson Jim Troughton is a first-class cricketer and has played for England.
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United Kingdom