Henry Andrews

Henry Wyche Andrews (4 October 1821 – 13 December 1865) was an English amateur cricketer who played matches for Kent County Cricket Club, the Gentlemen of Kent, Gentlemen of England, and England. He played between 1849 and 1863 with many of his appearances taking place either during Canterbury Cricket Weeks, a major social event in the south-east of England, or at Lord's.

Andrews was born at Eling in Hampshire in 1821. His parents Joshua and Elizabeth Andrews moved to Blackheath, then a village in north-west Kent, and he was educated at Blackheath Propriety School. He was one of the founders of Blackheath Paragon Cricket Club which played on the heath.

As a cricketer he was known as a hard hitter of a cricket ball, favouring playing to the leg side. The Times reported in 1936 that "he was so chafed ... that he never wore it again in public". and was a member of the London Stock Exchange. He married Harriet Terrey, the couple having 11 sons one of whom, Walter, played first-class cricket for Sussex between 1888 and 1892.

Andrews died at Dulwich Common in Surrey in 1865 aged 44.