Henry John Dutton JP (17 January 1847 — 1 January 1935) was an English cricketer and British Army officer.
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| Full name | Henry John Dutton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 January 1847 Paddington, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 January 1935(1935-01-01) (aged 87) Hinton Ampner, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1875 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 May 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of The Hon. John Thomas Dutton, he was born at Paddington in January 1847.[1] He was educated at Eton College,[2] after which he entered into the British Army by purchasing the rank of ensign in the Rifle Brigade in November 1866.[3] Dutton later made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Kent at Winchester in 1875.[4] From the lower order, he scored 0 not out in the first innings in which he batted, and 7 not out in the second innings.[5] In June the following year, he retired from the Rifle Brigade with the rank of lieutenant.[6] In later life, Dutton served as a justice of the peace for Hampshire. He died at Hinton Ampner House in Hampshire on New Year's Day in 1935.[7] He was survived by his wife, Eleanor, with whom he had four children. Amongst them was Ralph Dutton, 8th Baron Sherborne.[1]