In 1914, Derbyshire signed him up as a coach with the intention to play him when he qualified. During World War I, Blacklidge was a staff sergeant on the army gymnastic staff. He died from dysentery while serving in Amarah, Mesopotamia.[2][3]
harry, blacklidge, henry, george, blacklidge, july, 1884, 1917, english, cricketer, played, seven, first, class, matches, surrey, county, cricket, club, between, 1908, 1913, personal, informationfull, namehenry, george, blacklidgeborn, 1884, july, 1884stoughto. Henry George Blacklidge 14 July 1884 23 May 1917 was an English cricketer He played seven first class matches for Surrey County Cricket Club between 1908 and 1913 1 Harry BlacklidgePersonal informationFull nameHenry George BlacklidgeBorn 1884 07 14 14 July 1884Stoughton SurreyDied23 May 1917 1917 05 23 aged 32 Amarah MesopotamiaBattingLeft handedBowlingLeft arm fast mediumSlow left arm orthodoxRoleAll rounderDomestic team informationYearsTeam1908 1913SurreySource Cricinfo 12 March 2017In 1914 Derbyshire signed him up as a coach with the intention to play him when he qualified During World War I Blacklidge was a staff sergeant on the army gymnastic staff He died from dysentery while serving in Amarah Mesopotamia 2 3 See also EditList of cricketers who were killed during military serviceReferences Edit Henry Blacklidge ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 12 March 2017 Blacklidge Henry George Commonwealth War Graves Commission Retrieved 12 March 2017 Shawcroft John 2006 Local Heroes Sports Books pp 5 6 ISBN 978 1 89980 735 2 External links EditHarry Blacklidge at ESPNcricinfo This biographical article related to an English cricket person born in the 1880s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harry Blacklidge amp oldid 1137252623, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
