Patrick Higgins (cricketer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Higgins |
| Born | 9 December 1860 County Mayo, Ireland |
| Died | 5 December 1925 (aged 64) Menston, Yorkshire, England |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm fast |
| Role | All-rounder |
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Patrick Higgins was an Irish-born English cricketer, most notable for being a professional for Forfarshire for 33 years. Before this, he played for Guiseley Cricket Club in Yorkshire.
Early life
Higgins was born in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo in 1860. His family moved to England and settled in Guiseley near Leeds. He was a stonemason by trade.
Cricket career
Recommended to Forfarshire by Higgins' Guiseley teammate and previous professional with the Broughty Ferry club, Peter Pullan, Higgins joined the club for the 1883 season. A bout of Rheumatic fever during the previous winter caused him to have a poor season, but club officials nonetheless invited him to return the following year.
He struck up a batting partnership with eventual Forfarshire captain, W. R. Sharp, which would continue for 25 years until Sharp's retirement.
Later years
After retiring, Higgins would still travel to Dundee to offer his services as a coach. When he was not coaching, Higgins worked at High Royds Hospital which he had helped build as a mason during the winter months in the 1880s.
He died in 1925 of a heart attack at his home in Menston.