William Henry Garforth (14 January 1855 – 15 June 1931) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
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| Full name | William Henry Garforth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 January 1855 Otterington, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 June 1931(1931-06-15) (aged 76) Malton, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The son of William Willoughby Garforth, he was born at Otterington in the North Riding of Yorkshire in January 1855. He was educated at Uppingham School.[1] After leaving Uppingham, he was commissioned as a sub-lieutenant in the Highland Light Infantry in November 1874,[2] with promotion to the rank of lieutenant coming in August 1877, which was antedated to November 1874.[3] He began studying at Jesus College at the University of Cambridge in 1878.[1] He continued his military service alongside his studies, with promotion to the rank of captain coming in September 1879.[4] While studying at Cambridge, Garforth had also established a tobacconist business in his native Yorkshire.[5] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket when he played for I Zingari against the Gentlemen of England in the Scarborough Festival of 1887.[6] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed without scoring by Evan Nepean in the I Zingari first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed without scoring by the same bowler.[7] Garforth married Hylda Maria Madelaine Willoughby, the daughter of Henry Willoughby, 8th Baron Middleton, in April 1882.[8] He later served in the First World War as a major in the West Yorkshire Regiment,[9] with his son being killed in the war in 1915.[10] He retired from active service in August 1919.[11] Garforth died at Malton in June 1931.