Harry William Verelst | |
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.jpg) Verelst in the uniform of deputy lieutenant for the West Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Born | (1846-07-02)2 July 1846 |
| Died | 5 April 1918(1918-04-05) (aged 71) |
| Spouse | Mary Wilson |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent | Charles Verelst |
Harry William Verelst (2 July 1846 – 5 April 1918) was an Englishamateurfirst-class cricketer, who played three games forYorkshire County Cricket Club in 1868 and 1869.[1] He also appeared in first-class games for theMarylebone Cricket Club (MCC) (1868), Gentlemen of the North (1867), North of the Thames (1868), Gentlemen of England (1870) andI Zingari (1878).
Verelst was a right-handed batsman, who scored 215 runs at 15.35, with a best of 78 for Gentlemen of the North against Gentlemen of the South. He scored three fifties and took two catches.
Born inClaughton,Birkenhead,Cheshire, England, he was the eldest son ofCharles Verelst and his wife Anne Jane Willacy.[2] He was acaptain and honorarymajor in theYorkshire Dragoons Yeomanry until he resigned his commission in April 1891.[3] He was ajustice of the peace forDerbyshire and JP anddeputy lieutenant for theWest Riding of Yorkshire.[4]
Verelst died in April 1918 at his estate ofAston Hall, Yorkshire. His eldest son, Harry Wilson Verelst, was killed aged 26 at theCapture of Lesbœufs in 1916.[5] Verelst's only surviving son, Rodney Wilson Verelst, inherited the estate and it was broken up and sold in 1928.[4]