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Henry Linton (11 July 1838 – 24 August 1866) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the Indian Civil Service.

Not to be confused with the 19th-century wood-engraver Henry Linton (1815–1899).

Henry Linton

Personal information
Full name	Henry Linton
Born	11 July 1838 St Neots, Huntingdonshire, England
Died	24 August 1866(1866-08-24) (aged 28) Madras, Madras Presidency, British India
Batting	Unknown
Bowling	Unknown
Relations	Sydney Linton (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1858–1859	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 44 Batting average 14.66 100s/50s –/– Top score 22* Balls bowled 208 Wickets 4 Bowling average 19.75 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 2/38 Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 March 2020

The son of Rev. Henry Linton, he was born in July 1838 at St Neots, Huntingdonshire. He was educated at Harrow School,[1] before matriculating at Wadham College, Oxford in 1857, graduating B.A. in 1860.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University on four occasions in 1858 and 1859, including two appearances in The University Match against Cambridge University.[3] He scored 44 runs with a high score of 22 in his four first-class matches,[4] in addition to taking 4 wickets with best figures of 2 for 38.[5] After graduating from Oxford, he joined the Indian Civil Service. Linton died in British India at Madras in August 1866.[1] His brother, Sydney, was also a first-class cricketer.

References

External links

• Henry Linton at ESPNcricinfo

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