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Henry Nethercote

1819 – 1886

English cricketer

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About Henry Nethercote

Lived 1819 – 1886 (aged 66). Henry Nethercote was a British cricketer.

Henry Osmond Nethercote (27 December 1819 – 23 August 1886), of Moulton Grange, Northamptonshire, was an English cricketer for Oxford University and the Marylebone Cricket Club between 1838 and 1854, and was the High Sheriff of Northamptonshire for 1872. A slow bowling gentleman cricketer born in Mayfair, London, he made his debut match at Lord's on 24 June 1839 for Oxford University against the MCC, scoring one and nine as his team took a narrow two-wicket victory. Nethercote would play eighteen more first-class matches for the university, the MCC, and various invitational elevens including Slow Bowlers XI, North of England and Gentlemen of England.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Education
Charterhouse School, Balliol College, Harrow School
Positions held
High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
Also known as
Henry Osmond Nethercote, of Moulton Grange

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Henry Nethercote's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Henry Nethercote?

English cricketer (1819-1886)

When was Henry Nethercote born?

Henry Nethercote was born on 27 December 1819.

When did Henry Nethercote die?

Henry Nethercote died on 23 August 1886.

What was Henry Nethercote's occupation?

Henry Nethercote was a cricketer.

What nationality was Henry Nethercote?

Henry Nethercote was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Henry Nethercote

· Wikidata: Q16062876

· DBpedia: Henry Nethercote

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