Cedric Hitchen (3 July 1905 – 21 May 1975) was an English first-class cricketer and chemist.
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| Full name | Cedric Hitchen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 July 1905 Todmorden, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 May 1975(1975-05-21) (aged 69) Lancaster, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1943/44–1947/48 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 November 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of Elias Hitchen and Betsy Halstead, he was born at Todmorden in July 1905. He was educated at Todmorden Secondary School,[1] from there he studied applied chemistry at the University of Manchester.[2] He later moved to British India with his wife, Louise, where he gained employment as an industrial chemist.[3] Having played club cricket for Todmorden in the Lancashire League prior to his departure for India,[4] Hitchen made four appearances in first-class cricket in India for the Europeans cricket team in Madras Presidency Matches between December 1943 and January 1948.[5] He scored 12 runs in his four first-class matches,[6] in addition to taking three wickets with his right-arm fast-medium bowling.[7] He remained in India following independence in 1947, where he continued to play for the Europeans who had lost their first-class status from 1948.[4] Hitchen returned to England where he died at Lancaster in May 1975.