Biography.guide
Home › People › Cricketer › Harry Southwell
Portrait of Harry Southwell

Harry Southwell

1830 – 1890

English cricketer and pastoralist

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Harry Southwell

Lived 1830 – 1890 (aged 60). Harry Southwell was a cricketer.

Henry Glanville Southwell (20 May 1830 – 2 July 1890) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

The son of Henry Southwell, he was born in May 1830 at Saxmundham in Suffolk. He was educated at Harrow School, where he played for the cricket eleven, before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge. While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1852 and 1853, making six appearances. He scored 84 runs in his six matches, with a highest score of 22. His appearances in the University Matches of 1852 and 1853 gained him a cricket blue.

After graduating from Cambridge, he took holy orders in the Anglican Church in 1856, when he was ordained a deacon at Lincoln Cathedral. His first ecclesiastical post in Lincolnshire was as curate at Usselby in 1856, a post he held until 1865. He was then curate at Croxby and Beelsby in 1865 to 1875, before becoming the reverend of Rothwell until his death in July 1890 at Nettleton, Lincolnshire. His son-in-law was the cricketer, jockey and politician John Maunsell Richardson.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Also known as
Henry Glanville Southwell

People in Harry Southwell's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Harry Southwell's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Harry Southwell?

English cricketer and pastoralist

When was Harry Southwell born?

Harry Southwell was born on 20 May 1830 in Saxmundham.

When did Harry Southwell die?

Harry Southwell died on 2 July 1890 in Lincolnshire, Nettleton, Lincolnshire.

What was Harry Southwell's occupation?

Harry Southwell was a cricketer.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Harry Southwell

· Wikidata: Q106689953

· DBpedia: Harry Southwell (cricketer)

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Harry Southwell. https://biography.guide/harry-southwell/

MLA: "Harry Southwell." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/harry-southwell/.

Chicago: "Harry Southwell." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/harry-southwell/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:33 UTC