Henry Persse

Major Henry Wilfred Persse MC (19 September 1885 – 28 June 1918) was an English first-class cricketer. Persse was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast.

For the Irish writer, see Henry Stratford Persse.

Henry Persse
Personal information
Full nameHenry Wilfred Persse
Born(1885-09-19)19 September 1885
Portswood, Hampshire, England
Died28 June 1918(1918-06-28) (aged 32)
Near Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais, France
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1905–1909Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 51
Runs scored 889
Batting average 11.69
100s/50s –/3
Top score 71
Balls bowled 6,993
Wickets 127
Bowling average 30.02
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 6/64
Catches/stumpings 40/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 February 2010

Persse made his first-class debut for Hampshire County Cricket Club in the 1905 County Championship against Surrey.

Persse represented Hampshire in 51 first-class matches from 1905 to 1909, with his final appearance for the county coming in the 1909 County Championship against Kent at the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury. In his 51 matches for the county, Persse scored 889 runs at a batting average of 11.69, with three half centuries and a high score of 71 against Derbyshire in 1907. Persse played as an all rounder, taking 127 wickets at a bowling average of 30.02, with 3 five wicket hauls and best bowling figures of 6/64 against Leicestershire in 1907. The 1907 season was Persse's best with the ball, during which he took 60 wickets at an average of 23.20, with two five wicket hauls.

Persse's first-class career finished, with the reason given being he was travelling abroad. Persse served in the First World War with the Royal Fusiliers, where he attained the rank of Major. At some point in the war Persse was awarded the Military Cross, having a bar added to it sometime afterward. Persse was wounded twice during the war and it was of wounds that he would die near St Omer, France on 28 June 1918.[1]

References
  1. "Cricketers who died in World War 1 — Part 4 of 5". Cricket Country. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
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