Henry Brandt

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Henry Brandt
Personal information
Full name
Henry Brandt
Born20 August 1828
Salford, Lancashire, England
Died31 March 1898(1898-03-31) (aged 69)
Cockington, Devon, England
BattingUnknown
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 20
Batting average 10.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 13
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 December 2019

Henry Brandt (20 August 1828 – 31 March 1898) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

The son of Robert Brandt, he was born at Salford in August 1828.[1] He was educated at Rugby School, before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge. While studying at Trinity, he took part in The Boat Race of 1852, in addition to gaining a rowing blue. After leaving Cambridge, Brandt was ordained in the Church of England and served as the canon of St Paul's, Bedford from 1852–54.[1] In 1854, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Manchester against Sheffield at the Botanical Gardens, Manchester.[2] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 13 runs in Manchester's first-innings by John Berry, while in their second-innings he was dismissed 7 runs by E. B. Kaye.[3] He was a priest at Ely in 1854, before serving as the rector of Burrough on the Hill, Leicestershire from 1855–73 and from 1873–83, he was the vicar of Elworth, Cheshire.[1] Brandt later retired to Cockington in Devon, where he died in March 1898.[n 1]

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ Alumni Cantabrigienses records Brandt's date of death 14 July 1899, whereas ESPNcrinfo and Cricket Archive both concur with 31 March 1898
  1. ^ a b c Venn, John (2011). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Cambridge University Press. p. 364. ISBN 978-1108036146.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Henry Brandt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Manchester v Sheffield, 1854". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2019.

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