Henry Alington
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| Full name | Henry Giles Alington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 July 1837 Candlesby, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 December 1928 (aged 91) Candlesby, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1859 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 April 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Reverend Henry Giles Alington (25 July 1837 – 2 December 1928) was an English cricketer and clergyman. Born at Candlesby, Lincolnshire to The Reverend John Alington and Charlotte Bellingham, he was educated at Rugby School and Magdalen College, Oxford.[1][2] While studying at Oxford he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1859 against the Marylebone Cricket Club and in The University Match against Cambridge University,[3] scoring 12 runs.[4] He was later a Reverend and an Inspector of Schools.[5] Alington died at the village of his birth on 2 December 1928. His son Cyril Alington was the renowned educationalist, scholar, cleric, and author.[5] His brother Herbert Alington, as well as his brother-in-law Clement Booth were both first-class cricketers.
References
- ^ "Henry Giles Alington". www.histfam.familysearch.org. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ "Alumni oxonienses: the members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886, vol.1".
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Henry Alington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Alington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Alington, Cyril Argentine". www.oxforddnb.com. Retrieved 27 April 2014.