Henry Musgrove

Henry Alfred Musgrove (27 November 1858 – 2 November 1931) was an Australian theatrical manager and cricketer who played in one Test match in 1885.

Life and career Harry Musgrove was born in England, and his family moved to Australia when he was a small boy.

Musgrove played with the East Melbourne Cricket Club from 1879 to 1892, scoring 2899 runs at an average of 28, including several centuries. He was an elegant batsman. The journalist and former Test cricketer Tom Horan described one of his innings as "an admirable, fantastic, faultless exhibition of batting. Looking at Musgrove hitting a fiver, it seems the simplest thing in the world to go and do likewise, his manner of making the stroke is so easy, so devoid of anything like exercise of strength."

His theatrical work prevented his playing much first-class cricket. He was one of the five Australians for whom this match would be their only Test.

He was the successful manager of the Australian team in England in 1896, "where his tact and courtesy contributed significantly to a harmonious tour".

Musgrove wrote a series of memoirs for the Melbourne weekly Table Talk that appeared between 12 August 1926 and 25 November 1926 with the title "Stage Secrets". While mostly concerned with his theatrical career, they also covered his cricketing days as player and manager.

Musgrove died at his home in the Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst in November 1931. His wife predeceased him, but he was survived by two sons and a daughter.