Harry Rawlinson
English cricketer, solicitor
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Henry 'Harry' Thomas Rawlinson (21 January 1963 – 28 February 2011) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Henry Thomas Rawlinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 January 1963 Edgware, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 January 2011 (aged 48) Ightham, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | John Rawlinson (brother) Hugo Rawlinson (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1984 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 April 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rawlinson was born at Edgware in January 1963. He was educated at Eton College, before going up to Trinity College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Worcestershire at Oxford in 1982. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1984, making a total of sixteen appearances.[2] Playing primarily as a right-arm medium pace bowler, he took 23 wickets in his sixteen matches, at an average of 61.17.[3] He took one five wicket haul, with figures of 5 for 123 against Worcestershire in 1983.[4] As a lower order batsman, he scored 156 runs with a high score of 24.[5]
Rawlinson died in February 2011 at Ingtham, Kent following a battle with cancer. He was survived by his wife and three children.[6] His brother, John, played first-class cricket, as did his nephew Hugo Rawlinson.
