Harold Mead

Harold Mead
Personal information
Full name
Harold Mead
Born(1895-06-13)13 June 1895
Walthamstow, Essex, England
Died13 April 1921(1921-04-13) (aged 25)
Bell Common, Essex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RelationsWalter Mead (father)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 19
Batting average 3.16
100s/50s –/–
Top score 8*
Balls bowled 334
Wickets 3
Bowling average 64.66
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 2/84
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 October 2011

Harold Mead (13 June 1895 − 13 April 1921) was an English cricketer. Mead was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Walthamstow, Essex.

Mead made his first-class debut for Essex against Derbyshire in the 1913 County Championship. He made three further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Sussex in the 1914 County Championship.[1]

With the ball, he took just 3 wickets at an average of 64.66, with best figures of 2/84.[2] In his four first-class appearances, he scored 19 runs at a batting average of 3.16, with a high score of 8 not out.[3] His brief first-class career came to an end with the start of World War I.

Mead fought in the war as a Private in the Essex Regiment. He was severely wounded in 1915 and never fully recovered, dying on 13 April 1921 at Bell Common, Essex.[4][5]

He was the son of England Test cricketer Walter Mead.

References

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Harold Mead". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  2. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Harold Mead". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Harold Mead". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Player profile: Harold Mead". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Lest We Forget: Essex Cricket Remembers". Essex Cricket. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.