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Harry Few

1848 – 1885

English cricketer

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About Harry Few

Lived 1848 – 1885 (aged 36–37). Harry Few was a cricketer.

Harry Gleaves Few (8 September 1848 – 9 April 1931) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of Edward Few, he was born at the Cambridgeshire village of Willingham in September 1848. He played first-class cricket for Cambridgeshire, making his debut aged 17 against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1866. He made a second first-class match in the same season against Nottinghamshire, but did not appear for Cambridgeshire after. Across these two matches, he took 8 wickets at an average of 21.25. It was noted by Fred Lillywhite that Few generally fielded at slip or point. He was a justice of the peace for Cambridgeshire by 1912. He lived in a house built for him at 12 Grange Road and originally called "Berrycroft" (in 2023, the site was purchased by Cambridge University's Queens' College, to be used as student accommodation). Few died aged 82 in April 1931, following a period of long ill health.

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1885, Newnham, Cambridgeshire
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Who was Harry Few?

English cricketer

When was Harry Few born?

Harry Few was born on 8 September 1848 in Cambridgeshire, Willingham, Cambridgeshire.

When did Harry Few die?

Harry Few died in 1885 in Cambridgeshire, Newnham, Cambridgeshire.

What was Harry Few's occupation?

Harry Few was a cricketer.

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· Wikipedia: Harry Few

· Wikidata: Q111183398

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