About Edgar Firth
Lived 1863 – 1905 (aged 42). Edgar Firth was a British cricketer.
Edgar Beckwith Firth (11 April 1863 – 25 July 1905) was an English first-class cricketer, who played one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1894.
Born in Malton, Yorkshire, England, and batting at number four, he scored one run in his only innings against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), at North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough, as Yorkshire won by an innings and eleven runs. The MCC team featured Ranjitsinhji and Fred Spofforth.
His father was vicar of Malton and E. B. Firth also played for the Yorkshire Gentlemen, topping their batting averages in 1895. In 1897, he assisted the XVIII of Bedale against York Cricket Club. He himself was ordained in 1886, and lived in Malton before going to South Africa.
Firth died in July 1905, in Matjiesfontein, Cape Province, South Africa, aged 42.
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Who was Edgar Firth?
English county cricketer (1863-1905)
When was Edgar Firth born?
Edgar Firth was born on 11 April 1863.
When did Edgar Firth die?
Edgar Firth died on 25 July 1905.
What was Edgar Firth's occupation?
Edgar Firth was a cricketer.
What nationality was Edgar Firth?
Edgar Firth was British.
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