Henry Tate

Henry William Tate (4 October 1849 — 9 May 1936) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of Thomas Turner Tate, he was born at Lyndhurst in October 1849. An all-rounder who bowled right-arm roundarm fast, Tate made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Lord's in 1869, with him featuring in the return fixture at Southampton. He took 13 wickets across these two matches, which included two five wicket hauls. He was engaged by Richmond Cricket Club as their professional in 1874 and 1875.

In 1877, he took 18 wickets from five matches, He bettered this in 1878 by taking 6 for 51 against Kent; across the season from five matches, he took 20 wickets at an average of 12.65. which came against Kent in the same match that he took his career-best bowling figures.

Tate made 29 first-class appearances for Hampshire, Described by Arthur Haygarth in Scores and Biographies as "an average bat", It was noted by Haygarth that he fielded at short-slip. Tate died at Richmond on 9 May 1936, and was buried at Richmond Cemetery. His brother, Frederick, was also a first-class cricketer.