Herbert Harper, also known as Harry Harper (1 February 1889 – 6 August 1983), was an English cricket

Cricket

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er who played a single first-class

First-class cricket

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 match, for Worcestershire

Worcestershire County Cricket Club

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 against Yorkshire

Yorkshire County Cricket Club

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 in 1920. Batting at seven

Batting order (cricket)

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, he was bowled

Bowled

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 in each innings, for 7 and 3, as Worcestershire went down to an innings defeat.

Although that was Harper's only appearance in first-class cricket, he had appeared for Warwickshire

Warwickshire County Cricket Club

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's Second XI before the First World War,
and scored 115 to help his side to an 11-wicket win (it was a 12-a-side game) against Worcestershire's Second XI in 1909.
He also umpired

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 in the Minor Counties Championship in the late 1940s.

At the time of his death, after a fall at his home in Birmingham aged 94 years 186 days, Harper was the oldest surviving County Championship

County Championship

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cricketer.