Harold James Palmer (30 August 1890 – 12 February 1967) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket as an amateur for Essex between 1924 and 1932.[1]
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| Full name | Harold James Palmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1890-08-30)30 August 1890 Epping, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 February 1967(1967-02-12) (aged 76) Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924 to 1932 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 November 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Palmer was educated at Loughton School in Essex and King's College London.[2] He bowled leg-spin at medium-pace.[2] His Essex teammate Charles Bray said he was "an excellent bowler – the nearest thing I've seen to Bill O'Reilly", but added that Palmer's fielding was unreliable, "particularly his catching".[3] Palmer's best bowling figures came in Essex's victory over Gloucestershire in 1926, when he took 3 for 19 and 6 for 68.[4] Opening the bowling for Essex against the Australians in 1930, he took 5 for 40 in the first innings.[5]