Full Name

Henry Wilfred Persse

Born

September 19, 1885, Portswood, Southampton, Hampshire

Died

June 28, 1918, near St Omer, France, (aged 32y 282d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast

Born at Southampton on September 19,1885. He played in 51 matches for Hampshire from 1905 to 1909 but his county cricket then came to an end when he was posted abroad. As a right-arm fast bowler he took 27 wickets at 30.02 with a best of 6 for 64, and as a lower-order right-hand bat totalled 889 runs at 11.69 with a top score of 71. A Major with the Royal Fusiliers in the First World War, he was awarded the MC and bar. He died of wounds near St Omer, France, on June 28, 1918, aged 32.

Henry Persse Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC518488897111.6903400

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIAveEconSR5w10w
FC51699338131276/6430.023.2755.030

Debut/Last Matches of Henry Persse

FC Matches

Span
1905 - 1909