Claude Esmond Anson (14 October 1889 – 26 March 1969)
was an English
amateur
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cricket
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er, who played one
first-class cricket match for
Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1924.
Biography
Anson was born in
Bradford
Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...
,
Yorkshire. A right-handed opening batsman, he scored 14 and 13 and took a catch in the game against
Derbyshire at
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Queen's Park is a county cricket ground located in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England and lies within a park in the centre of the town established for Queen Victoria's golden jubilee in 1887. It has a small pavilion and is surrounded by mature ...
on 14, 16 and 17 June 1924. Opening the batting with
Percy Holmes, Anson helped add 40 for the first wicket before falling in the unusual manner of
hit wicket to Townsend for 14. Yorkshire went on to post 169 thanks to Holmes' 46. Derbyshire mustered just 74 in reply, and Yorkshire piled on the pressure with a second innings of 205, Anson again adding a useful 35 with Holmes. Anson also took a catch in the game. Derbyshire fought hard in their second innings, but were dismissed for 163 by
Wilfred Rhodes and Macaulay to hand Yorkshire victory by 137 runs.
Despite this success, Anson never played for the county again, as
Herbert Sutcliffe returned to reclaim his opening spot, and scored 213 in the next match against
Somerset.
Anson died in March 1969 in
Selby, Yorkshire, at the age of 79.
References
External links
Cricinfo Profile
1889 births
1969 deaths
Yorkshire cricketers
Cricketers from Bradford
English cricketers
English cricketers of 1919 to 1945
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