Ernest Remnant

Personal information

Full name

Ernest Richard Remnant

Born

1 May 1881
Croydon, Surrey, England

Died

18 March 1969 (aged 87)
Harrow, Middlesex, England

Batting style

Right-handed

Bowling style

Slow left-arm orthodox

Relations

George Remnant (Father)

Domestic team information

Years

Team

1916

Europeans (India)

1908–1914 & 1919–1922

Hampshire

Career statistics

Competition	FC
Matches	124
Runs scored	2,877
Batting average	17.12
100s/50s	1/10
Top score	115*
Balls bowled	9,196
Wickets	172
Bowling average	27.32
5 wickets in innings	7
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	8/61
Catches/stumpings	60/–

Source: Cricinfo, 1 March 2010

Ernest Richard Remnant (1 May 1881 – 18 March 1969) was an English cricketer. Remnant was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox.

Remnant made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1908 against Surrey. Remnant represented Hampshire in 121 first-class matches from 1908 to 1914, then after the First World War from 1919 to 1921, with his final match for Hampshire coming against Kent at the County Ground, Southampton. In his 121 matches for Hampshire he scored 2,843 runs at a batting average of 17.33, with ten half centuries and a single century score high score of 115* against Kent in 1911. With the ball Remnant took 170 wickets at a bowling average of 27.35, with seven five wicket hauls and best figures of 8/61 against Essex in 1921. In the field he took 59 catches for Hampshire.

In the 1915/16 Indian cricket season Remnant played a single first-class match for England against India. This match was not a Test match as India did not yet have Test status, but it was classed as first-class. In the same season Remnant played two first-class matches for the Europeans (India) against the Hindus and the Parsees in the final of the Bombay Quadrangular, which was drawn.

Remnant stood as an Umpire in two first-class matches in 1912 between Hampshire and Oxford University and Hampshire and Leicestershire.

When his first-class career ended he served as the became assistant cricket coach at Harrow School. Remnant was also renowned as a fine wood carver, with his home in Harrow depicting carved scenes in the Battle of Hastings.

Remnant died at Harrow, Middlesex on 18 March 1969.

Family

Remnant's father George Remnant played first-class cricket for Kent.

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