Harry Riley
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Harry Riley was an English
first-class cricket
er, who played four matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
between 1895 and 1900.
Born in Thackley
, Bradford
, Yorkshire
, England
, Riley was a left arm medium bowler, who took one wicket against Worcestershire
, at a total cost of 54 runs. He scored 36 runs with a highest score of 25 not out, also against Worcestershire. He took one catch in the field.
Riley also appeared for the Yorkshire Second XI (1900), Yorkshire Colts (1900), Bradford League
(1911) and Cheshire
(1919).
Riley died in Bradford in November 1922, at the age of 47.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er, who played four matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
between 1895 and 1900.
Born in Thackley
Thackley
The village of Thackley is a small suburban area to the north east of the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire in England.- Geography :The village is loosely bordered by the village of Idle to the south, and Windhill to the west. The area to the east of the village is largely wooded and rural,...
, Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, England
England
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, Riley was a left arm medium bowler, who took one wicket against Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire...
, at a total cost of 54 runs. He scored 36 runs with a highest score of 25 not out, also against Worcestershire. He took one catch in the field.
Riley also appeared for the Yorkshire Second XI (1900), Yorkshire Colts (1900), Bradford League
Bradford League
The Bradford League was a football competition based in England. It sat at level 14 of the English football league system. The league was a feeder to the West Riding County Amateur Football League - in 2006 Dudley Hill Athletic made the step up to the higher level. It was sponsored by the local...
(1911) and Cheshire
Cheshire County Cricket Club
Cheshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cheshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
(1919).
Riley died in Bradford in November 1922, at the age of 47.