Ian Mitchell (cricketer)

Ian Norman Mitchell (17 April 1925 – 4 June 2011) was an English cricketer. Mitchell was a right-handed batsman. The son of Major Alexander Black Mitchell,[1] a High Sheriff of Gloucestershire, he was born in Henbury, Bristol and educated at Harrow School, where he represented the school cricket team.[2]

Ian Mitchell
Personal information
Full nameIan Norman Mitchell
Born(1925-04-07)7 April 1925
Henbury, Bristol, England
Died4 June 2011(2011-06-04) (aged 86)
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1950–1952Gloucestershire
1949Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 11
Runs scored 160
Batting average 8.88
100s/50s –/–
Top score 27
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 July 2011

While studying at Cambridge University, Mitchell made his first-class debut for Cambridge University Cricket Club against Middlesex in 1949. He made a further first-class appearance that season for the university, the last of which came against Warwickshire.[3] The following season he made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Lancashire in the 1950 County Championship. He made 7 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Hampshire in the 1952 County Championship.[3] His 8 first-class matches for the county came with limited success, with him scoring 97 runs at an average of 6.92, with a high score of 24.[4] At a time when the use of amateurs as captains was coming to an end, Mitchell was offered the role of captaining Gloucestershire after Sir Derrick Bailey resigned at the end of the 1952 season, but he turned it down citing that he didn't have the time.[5] As a result, Gloucestershire appointed Jack Crapp, the senior professional, as its captain for the 1953 and 1954 seasons.

Mitchell married Anne Denise Perpetua Gibbs on 7 October 1950. The couple would go on to have 4 children.[1] Mitchell himself would follow in his fathers footsteps by becoming the High Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1969.[6] He died at his home near Tetbury, Gloucestershire on 4 June 2011.

References
  1. "Profile: Ian Norman Mitchell". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  2. "Teams Ian Mitchell played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Ian Mitchell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ian Mitchell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  5. "Player profile: Ian Mitchell". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  6. "No. 44811". The London Gazette. 20 March 1969. p. 3011.
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