Harry Apted


Harry Joseph Apted was a Fijian cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left arm orthodox.
Apted made his first-class debut for Fiji national [cricket team|Fiji] in 1948 against Auckland during Fiji's tour of New Zealand. From 1948 to 1954 he played 9 first-class matches for Fiji, with his final first-class appearance coming against Auckland during Fiji's 1953/54 tour of New Zealand.
In his 9 first-class matches for Fiji he scored 497 runs at a batting average of 27.61, with four half centuries and a high score of 97 against Auckland in 1948. With the ball he took 5 wickets at a bowling average of 27.80, with best figures of 2/36. In the field he took 19 catches for Fiji.
Apted also represented Fiji in 76 non first-class matches from 1948 to 1968, including a match against the touring West Indians. Apted's final match for Fiji came in 1968 against Northland.
In 2008, Apted was inducted into the Fiji Association of Sports and [National Olympic Committee#Fiji Sports Hall of Fame|Fiji Sports Hall of Fame]. He died in April 2016.