Henry Hildyard (cricketer) explained

Country:England
Fullname:Henry Charles Thoroton Hildyard
Birth Date:16 October 1824
Birth Place:Flintham, Nottinghamshire, England
Death Place:Rowley, Yorkshire, England
Batting:Unknown
Club1:Oxford University
Year1:1843 - 1846
Club2:Marylebone Cricket Club
Year2:1844
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:5
Runs1:66
Bat Avg1:7.33
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:19
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:3/–
Date:9 May
Year:2020
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/15235.html Cricinfo

Henry Charles Thoroton Hildyard (16 October 1824 – 14 September 1898) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

The son of Colonel Thomas Blackborne Thoroton-Hildyard, he was born in October 1824 at Flintham, Nottinghamshire.[1] He was educated at Eton College,[2] before going up to Merton College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket intermittently for Oxford University between 1843 and 1846, making four appearances,[3] in which he scored 57 runs with a high score of 19.[4] In addition to playing for Oxford University, Hildyard also made a single first-class appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University in 1844.[3]

After graduating from Oxford, Hildyard took holy orders in the Church of England. He was the rector of Rowley in Yorkshire from 1852 until his death there in September 1898. His brother was the politician Thomas Thoroton-Hildyard.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile: Reverend Henry Charles Thoroton-Hildyard . www.thepeerage.com . 2020-05-09.
  2. Book: Chetwynd-Stapylton, Henry Edward . The Eton School Lists, from 1791 to 1850 . 1864 . E.P. Williams . 176 . en.
  3. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Henry Hildyard . CricketArchive . 2020-05-09 . subscription.
  4. Web site: First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Hildyard . CricketArchive . 2020-05-09 . subscription.