Harold Wild

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Harold Wild
Personal information
Born(1891-02-03)3 February 1891
Hadfield, Derbyshire, England
Died8 August 1977(1977-08-08) (aged 86)
Glossop, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1913–1920Derbyshire
FC debut28 June 1913 Derbyshire v Leicestershire
Last FC14 August 1920 Derbyshire v Essex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 32
Runs scored 628
Batting average 12.07
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 68
Balls bowled 252
Wickets 2
Bowling average 64.50
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/3
Catches/stumpings 29/–
Source: CricketArchive, January 2012

Harold Wild (3 February 1891 – 8 August 1977) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1913 and 1920.

Wild was born at Hadfield, Derbyshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1913 season against Leicestershire in June when he took a wicket and scored 8 and 9. He played two more games in 1913 and a series in the 1914 season. After the First World War, Wild returned to play a full season in 1919 and made his highest score of 68 against Warwickshire at Edgbaston. Wild alternated between opening the batting and playing in the middle order. In his last game in the 1920 season against Essex he was opening batsman and scored in lower double figures.

Right-handed batter Wild participated in 32 first-class games for 59 innings with an average of 12.07 and a highest score of 68. He was a right-arm medium pace bowler and took 2 first-class wickets at an average of 64.50.[1]

Wild died at Glossop, Derbyshire at the age of 86.[2]

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