| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Henry Royston |
| Birth Date: | 12 August 1819 |
| Birth Place: | Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England |
| Death Place: | St John's Wood, London, England |
| Heightft: | 5 |
| Heightinch: | 6 |
| Nickname: | Cocky[1] |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm roundarm slow |
| Club1: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Year1: | 1843 - 1861 |
| Club2: | Middlesex |
| Year2: | 1850 - 1862 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 68 |
| Runs1: | 1,065 |
| Bat Avg1: | 10.44 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/2 |
| Top Score1: | 60 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,796 |
| Wickets1: | 110 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 12.01 |
| Fivefor1: | 6 |
| Tenfor1: | 1 |
| Best Bowling1: | 8/44 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 28/– |
| Date: | 23 August |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/19858.html Cricinfo |
Henry Royston (12 August 1819 – 30 September 1873) was an English first-class cricketer and cricket umpire.
Royston was born at Harrow on the Hill in August 1819. A professional all-round cricketer, he began his 25 year association with the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1843,[2] making his debut in first-class cricket for the club against Hampshire at Lord's. Throughout the 1840s, he played for a number of club sides and played his first-class cricket almost exclusively for the MCC, except for two appearances for an England XI in 1845 and 1847.[3] He first played for Middlesex in 1850, debuting for the county in first-class matches against Surrey.[3] He also made first-class appearances for several other teams, including the Players in the Gentlemen v Players match, for the South in the North v South fixture and for a United England Eleven amongst others. His four appearances for Middlesex were sporadic and spread over a period of twelve years,[3] with his final appearance coming just two years before the formation of Middlesex County Cricket Club. It was for the MCC that he played the vast majority of his first-class matches for, making a total of 51 appearances between 1843 - 61.[3] In these matches he scored 974 runs at an average of 12.02, with a high score of 60.[4] Standing 5 foot 6 inches tall and bowling right-arm roundarm slow,[2] he also took 91 wickets for the MCC at a bowling average of 11.28, with best figures of 8 for 44. He took five wickets in an innings on five occasions and took ten wickets in a match once.[5] His appearances in club cricket continued into the 1850s and early 1860s, demonstrating that Royston was a sought after player, with him making guest appearances for the personal teams of many leading cricket figures of the day, including Sir Frederick Hervey-Bathurst, Robert Grimston and Roger Kynaston.[6]
Besides playing, he was a well known umpire, standing in 133 first-class matches between 1846 and 1872.[7] Away from cricket, Royston was by trade a confectioner.[2] He died at St John's Wood in September 1873.