Background
Heath was born at Swadlincote, Derbyshire.
Heath was born at Swadlincote, Derbyshire.
He played minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1911 to 1914. In 1920 he was back with Staffordshire, for whom he played until he joined Derbyshire in 1924. He also played two games for H. Doctorate. G. Leveson Gower"s XI in 1921.
He played one match for Derbyshire in the 1925 season and then resumed his games for Staffordshire until 1935.
Heath was a right-hand batsman and played nineteen innings in eleven first-class matches with an average of 12.58 and a top score of 34. He was a leg-break bowler and took 30 first-class wickets with an average of 27.73 and a best performance of 5 for 33.
Heath died at Trentham, Staffordshire, at the age of 81.