Fullname: | Henry Aldworth Neville |
Birth Date: | 26 October 1824 |
Birth Place: | Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire, England |
Death Place: | Inkerman, Russian Empire |
Batting: | Unknown |
Club1: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
Year1: | 1844 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 1 |
Runs1: | 5 |
Bat Avg1: | 2.50 |
100S/50S1: | –/– |
Top Score1: | 5 |
Hidedeliveries: | true |
Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
Date: | 12 June |
Year: | 2021 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/18209.html Cricinfo |
The Hon. Henry Aldworth Neville (26 October 1824 – 5 November 1854) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
The son of Richard Griffin, 3rd Baron Braybrooke,[1] he was born in 26 October 1824 at Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire.[2] He was educated at Eton College.[3] After finishing his education at Eton, he proceeded to purchased the ranks of ensign and lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards in September 1842. Neville played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1844, making a single appearance against Oxford University at Lord's.[4] He batted twice in the match, being run out for 0 in the MCC first innings, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 5 runs by Gerald Yonge.[5] He later purchased the rank of lieutenant and captain in October 1846. Neville served in the Crimean War, during which he was killed in action at the Battle of Inkerman on 5 November 1854.[6] His elder brother, Richard, succeeded their father as the 4th Baron Braybrooke in 1858.