Henry John Simonds JP (23 March 1828 – 25 January 1896) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.
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| Full name | Henry John Simonds | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 March 1828 Caversham, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 January 1896(1896-01-28) (aged 67) Caversham, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1849–1850 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 January 2022 | |||||||||||||||
The son of William May Simonds, he was born at Caversham in March 1828. He was educated at Eton College, before going up to King's College, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he played two first-class cricket matches for Cambridge University Cricket Club, against Cambridge Town Club at Fenner's in 1849 and in The University Match against Oxford University at Oxford in 1850.[2] He had little success in these two matches, scoring just 5 runs.[3] He was a fellow of King's College from 1849 to 1858.[1]
A student of the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar in January 1853 to practice on the Western Circuit.[4] He was appointed a justice of the peace for Oxfordshire in January 1868.[5] He was a partner in the family brewing business, H & G Simonds Ltd, which was named by his father after him and his brother, George.[1] He was active in local politics and was a Chairman of his local Conservative Association.[6] Simonds died at his residence in Caversham in January 1896.[7]