Henry Bernard Stricker (1888 – 15 February 1917) was a South African first-class cricketer and South African Army soldier.

Henry Stricker
Personal information
Full name
Henry Bernard Stricker
Born1888
Beaconsfield, Cape Colony
Died15 February 1917(aged 29)
Dodoma, German East Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingUnknown
RelationsLouis Stricker (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1912/13–1913/14Transvaal
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 70
Batting average 23.33
100s/50s –/1
Top score 66*
Balls bowled 198
Wickets 2
Bowling average 80.50
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/23
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 June 2022

Stricker was born at Beaconsfield in 1888 to Louis Stricker senior and his wife, Maude.[1] He was educated at Sacred Heart College, Johannesburg. Stricker was selected to play for Transvaal in March 1913, making his first-class debut against Griqualand West, scoring an unbeaten 66.[1] He made two further first-class appearances in January 1914 for Transvaal against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club.[2] In his three first-class matches, he scored 70 runs at an average of 23.33.[3] With the ball he took two wickets, with best figures of 1 for 23.[4] Stricker served in the South African Army during the First World War, where he was a conductor in the South African Service Corps (Animal Transport). He died from Blackwater fever in February 1917 at Dodoma in German East Africa, aged 29.[1] His brother was the Test cricketer Louis Stricker.

References

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  1. ^ a b c McCrery, Nigel (30 July 2015). Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War. Pen and Sword. p. 306. ISBN 978-1473864191.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Henry Stricker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  3. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Stricker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  4. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Henry Stricker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
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