About Horace Davenport
Lived 1875 – 1946 (aged 71). Horace Davenport was a cricketer.
Horace John Davenport (11 January 1875 — 20 August 1946) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of the swimmer Horace Davenport, he was born at Camberwell in January 1875. He was educated at Repton School, where he played for the school cricket team. From Repton he went up to Trinity College, Cambridge. He was a talented athlete while at Cambridge, gaining a blue in both athletics and field hockey. Davenport was president of the Cambridge University Athletics Club in 1897. Opening the batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 2 runs in the MCC first innings by Clem Wilson, while in their second innings he was dismissed without scoring by Herman de Zoete. He was declared bankrupt in 1921. Davenport died in August 1946.
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Who was Horace Davenport?
English cricketer
When was Horace Davenport born?
Horace Davenport was born on 11 January 1875 in Camberwell.
When did Horace Davenport die?
Horace Davenport died on 20 August 1946.
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Horace Davenport was a cricketer.
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