Harry Joseph Apted (30 April 1925 – 8 April 2016)[1] was a Fijian cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left arm orthodox.
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| Full name | Harry Joseph Apted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 April 1925 Suva, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 April 2016 (aged 90) Suva, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 March 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Apted made his first-class debut for Fiji in 1948 against Auckland during Fiji's tour of New Zealand. From 1948 to 1954 he played 9 first-class matches for Fiji, with his final first-class appearance coming against Auckland during Fiji's 1953/54 tour of New Zealand.
In his 9 first-class matches for Fiji he scored 497 runs at a batting average of 27.61, with four half centuries and a high score of 97 against Auckland in 1948. With the ball he took 5 wickets at a bowling average of 27.80, with best figures of 2/36. In the field he took 19 catches for Fiji.
Apted also represented Fiji in 76 non first-class matches from 1948 to 1968, including a match against the touring West Indians. Apted's final match for Fiji came in 1968 against Northland.
In 2008, Apted was inducted into the Fiji Sports Hall of Fame.[2] He died in April 2016.[3]
External links
edit- Harry Apted at Cricinfo
- Harry Apted at CricketArchive
References
edit- ^ Fiji Hockey Federation HARRY APTED - Fiji Sports Legend passes 'facebook'
- ^ "2008 Harry Joseph Apted - Cricket". Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ Mele, Kalesi. "Families, sportsmen farewell Harry Apted - Fiji Times Online". fijitimes.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-04-16.