About Henry Schwann
Lived 1868 – 1931 (aged 62). Henry Schwann was a cricketer.
Henry Sigismund Schwann (19 November 1868 – 27 May 1931) was an English first-class cricketer and stockbroker.
The son of Frederick Sigismund Schwann, he was born in November 1868 at North Houghton, Hampshire. He was educated at Clifton College, where he played for the school cricket team and recorded a then record high score in an away match for the college of 209 not out against Sherborne School. From Clifton he went up to Corpus Christi College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1890, making six appearances which included playing in The University Match against Cambridge at Lord's. He scored 204 runs in his six matches, at an average of 18.54 and a high score of 70.
After graduating from Oxford, he became a stockbroker at the London Stock Exchange. Schwann died in May 1931 at Meads, Sussex.
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Henry Schwann died on 27 May 1931 in Meads.
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