Personal information | |
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Full name | Henry Hannington |
Born | Hanwell, Middlesex | 15 January 1797
Died | 4 October 1870 South Kensington, London | (aged 73)
Domestic team information | |
Years | Team |
1819–1821 | Cambridge University |
Source:
CricketArchive, 31 March 2013 |
Henry Hannington (15 January 1797 – 4 October 1870) was an English academic and cleric, who was also a first-class cricketer.
The son of the Rev. John George Hannington, Rector of Hampton Bishop, Herefordshire, he was educated at Eton College, and went to King's College, Cambridge as a scholar in 1817. There he was made a Fellow in 1820, graduating B.A. in 1822; M.A. in 1825. He remained a Fellow until his death; he was bursar of King's 1824–38. [1]
Ordained deacon in 1822 and priest in 1823, Hannington never took a living. He died on 4 October 1870, at 11 Onslow Crescent, South Kensington. [1]
Hannington was a cricketer associated with Cambridge University Cricket Club who is recorded in two matches, totalling 117 runs with a highest score of 63, completing one stumping and taking 2 wickets. [2] With Charles Oxenden he founded the Club in 1820. [1]