Henry Alington

Henry Alington
Personal information
Full name Henry Giles Alington
Born 25 July 1837
Candlesby, Lincolnshire, England
Died 2 December 1928(1928-12-02) (aged 91)
Candlesby, Lincolnshire, England
Batting style Unknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1859 Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 12
Batting average 3.00
100s/50s /
Top score 11
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings /
Source: Cricinfo, 27 April 2014

The Reverend Henry Giles Alington (25 July 1837 2 December 1928) was an English cricketer and clergyman. Born at Candlesby, Lincolnshire to The Reverend John Alington and Charlotte Bellingham, he was educated at Rugby School and Magdalen College, Oxford.[1][2] While studying at Oxford he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1859 against the Marylebone Cricket Club and in The University Match against Cambridge University,[3] scoring 12 runs.[4] He was later a Reverend and an Inspector of Schools.[5] Alington died at the village of his birth on 2 December 1928. His son Cyril Alington was the renowned educationalist, scholar, cleric, and author.[5] His brother Herbert Alington, as well as his brother-in-law Clement Booth were both first-class cricketers.

References

  1. "Henry Giles Alington". www.histfam.familysearch.org. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  2. "Alumni oxonienses: the members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886, vol.1".
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Henry Alington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Alington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Alington, Cyril Argentine". www.oxforddnb.com. Retrieved 27 April 2014.

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