Harry Godby Explained

Harry Godby
Fullname:Harry Eden Godby
Birth Date:2 July 1847
Birth Place:Ramsgate, Kent, England
Death Place:Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
Family:Michael Godby (brother)
Role:Wicket-keeper
Club1:Otago
Date:12 May
Year:2016
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37167.html ESPNcricinfo

Harry Eden Godby (2 July 1847  - 1911) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played two first-class matches for Otago, one in each of the 1874–75 and 1875–76 seasons.[1] [2]

Godby was born in England at Ramsgate in Kent in 1847, the son of a Church of England priest. He was educated at Marlborough College in Wiltshire. His brother, Michael Godby, also played cricket for Otago. Godby died in Australia in 1911.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harry Godby . 12 May 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: Harry Godby . 12 May 2016 . CricketArchive.
  3. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 57. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
  4. Marlborough College register from 1843 to 1904 inclusive, fifth edition, p. 161. (Available online. Retrieved 19 August 2022.)