Percy Latham
Welsh cricketer
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Percy Holland Latham (3 February 1873 – 22 June 1922) was a Welsh cricketer active from 1892 to 1906 who played for Sussex. He appeared in 63 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm slow. He scored 2,580 runs with a highest score of 172 and took two wickets with a best performance of one for 0.[1]
Fullname
Percy Holland Latham
Born3 February 1873
Llandudno, Wales
Llandudno, Wales
Died22 June 1922 (aged 49)
Haileybury College, Hertfordshire, England
Haileybury College, Hertfordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
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| Full name | Percy Holland Latham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 February 1873 Llandudno, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 June 1922 (aged 49) Haileybury College, Hertfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1892–1894 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895 | Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1898–1906 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Latham was educated at Malvern College and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He played cricket for Cambridge 1892–94 and was captain in 1894. After graduating he taught at Haileybury College from 1895 until his death.[2]
