Henry Crichton (cricketer)
Henry Thompson Crichton was an English cricketer. Crichton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Edgbaston, Warwickshire and was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham.
Crichton made two first-class appearances for Warwickshire in the 1908 County Championship against Sussex and Hampshire. In the match against Sussex, Crichton was dismissed for a duck in Warwickshire's first-innings by John Vincett. In Sussex's first-innings, he took the wickets of Ernest Killick and George Cox, finishing with figures of 2/21 from six overs, with the match ending in a draw. Against Hampshire, he was dismissed for a duck in Warwickshire's first-innings by Jack Newman, while in their second-innings he was promoted to open the batting, scoring 26 runs before he was caught by Alex Bowell off the bowling of Charlie Llewellyn. Warwickshire won the match by 6 wickets.
He later made two appearances for Berkshire in the 1913 Minor Counties Championship against Dorset and Buckinghamshire. He died at Branksome Park, Dorset on 1 July 1968. His great-grandson Jim Troughton is a first-class cricketer and has played for England.
