Cedric Hitchen

Cedric Hitchen
Personal information
Full name
Cedric Hitchen
Born3 July 1905
Todmorden, Yorkshire, England
Died21 May 1975(1975-05-21) (aged 69)
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1943/44–1947/48Europeans
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 12
Batting average 4.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 10
Balls bowled 300
Wickets 3
Bowling average 64.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/16
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 November 2021

Cedric Hitchen (3 July 1905 – 21 May 1975) was an English first-class cricketer and chemist.

The son of Elias Hitchen and Betsy Halstead, he was born at Todmorden in July 1905. He was educated at Todmorden Secondary School,[1] from there he studied applied chemistry at the University of Manchester.[2] He later moved to British India with his wife, Louise, where he gained employment as an industrial chemist.[3] Having played club cricket for Todmorden in the Lancashire League prior to his departure for India,[4] Hitchen made four appearances in first-class cricket in India for the Europeans cricket team in Madras Presidency Matches between December 1943 and January 1948.[5] He scored 12 runs in his four first-class matches,[6] in addition to taking three wickets with his right-arm fast-medium bowling.[7] He remained in India following independence in 1947, where he continued to play for the Europeans who had lost their first-class status from 1948.[4] Hitchen returned to England where he died at Lancaster in May 1975.

References

  1. ^ Scholarships. Todmorden Advertiser and Hebden Bridge Newsletter. 20 August 1926. p. 4
  2. ^ Calendar. 1937. p. 368.
  3. ^ "Charlestown History Group: Cockden". www.hebdenbridgehistory.org.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Teams Cedric Hitchen played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  5. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Cedric Hitchen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  6. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Cedric Hitchen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  7. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Cedric Hitchen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 November 2021.