deliveries death_date columns catches/stumpings year birth_date tenfor country death_place club fivefor batting fullname birth_place column source date runs wickets s/s matches article_title
balls -- 20 july 1982 1 1 / -- 1938 1930 -- 1947 2012 18 march 1896 -- england norwich , norfolk , england minor counties norfolk -- right-handed harold ernest theobald norwich , norfolk , england first-class http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/21770.html cricinfo 1896 3 18 yes 42 -- -- / -- 1 harold theobald

harold theobald

harold ernest theobald -lrb- 18 march 1896 -- 20 july 1982 -rrb- was an english cricketer .
theobald was a right-handed batsman .
he was born at norwich , norfolk , and was educated at both bracondale school and taunton school .
theobald made his debut in county cricket for norfolk against the kent second xi in the 1930 minor counties championship .
prior to the start of world war ii in 1939 , he made a total of 50 appearances for the county in the minor counties championship .
in 1938 , he made a single first-class appearance for a combined minor counties team against oxford university at the university parks .
he batted twice during the match , being dismissed for 41 in the minor counties first-innings by mervyn austin , while in their second-innings he was dismissed for a duck by edward scott .
following the war , he resumed playing minor counties cricket for norfolk , making a further five appearances for the county , the last of which came against the surrey second xi in 1947 .
during his time playing for norfolk , he also shared in a minor counties record first-wicket partnership with david walker of 323 .
outside of cricket he also played football for gloucester city , norwich ymca and for norfolk .
outside of sport , he worked as sales director for norvic shoe limited .
he died at the city of his birth of 20 july 1982 .
