Sir Henry Mordaunt, 12th Baronet

Sir Henry John Mordaunt, 12th Baronet (12 July 1867 – 15 January 1939) was an English first-class cricketer and educator. Mordaunt played first-class cricket from 1885 to 1896, largely at varsity level for Cambridge University Cricket Club. He was later involved in education, spending twenty years as the Chief Clerk of the London City Council Education Committee.

First-class cricket and career in education The son of the shipbuilder and cricketer John Mordaunt, he was born at Westminster in July 1867. He was educated at Eton College, where he was a noted sportsman. He played for and captained the college cricket team, played the Eton wall game, and won the quarter mile race in 1885. In the summer break following his penultimate year (1885) at Eton, Mordaunt played first-class cricket for Hampshire against Somerset at Southampton. From Eton, he matriculated to King's College, Cambridge. he made one century, a score of 127 which came against Oxford University in 1889, which at the time was the third-highest individual score in The University Match. Shortly after completing his studies at Cambridge in 1889, Mordaunt also made a single first-class appearance for an England XI against the touring Australians at Hastings. Mordaunt was appointed a master at Felsted School in 1890, before being appointed a master at Clifton College, a post he held in 1891 and 1892. He vacated his mastership to go into business, which he did until 1898.

After the end of his business endeavours, Mordaunt returned to education. He was a junior examiner to the Board of Education from 1898 to 1904, He became the 12th Baronet of the Mordaunt Baronets in 1934, following the death of his cousin Sir Osbert Mordaunt. Mordaunt died at Westminster in January 1939. He was unmarried at the time of his death and was thus succeeded in the baronetcy by his cousin, Sir Nigel Mordaunt. Both of his brothers, Eustace and Gerald, played first-class cricket.