About Henry Armstrong
Lived 1850 – 1945 (aged 94–95). Henry Armstrong was an Australian cricketer and cricket umpire.
Henry James Armstrong (21 June 1885 – 23 March 1945) was an Australian cricket Test match umpire.
Armstrong was born in the inner Sydney suburb of Glebe.
He umpired 12 Sheffield Shield matches in Sydney between 1930 and 1937. In the 1930s he served for some years as honorary secretary of the New South Wales Umpires' Association.
Armstrong married Essie Hill in November 1911. They had two daughters. He died at their home in the Sydney suburb of Wahroonga in March 1945.
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Who was Henry Armstrong?
Australian cricket umpire
When was Henry Armstrong born?
Henry Armstrong was born in 1850.
When did Henry Armstrong die?
Henry Armstrong died on 23 March 1945.
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Henry Armstrong was a cricketer and cricket umpire.
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Henry Armstrong was Australian.
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· DBpedia: Henry Armstrong (umpire)
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