Henry Deacon
Personal information
Full name
Henry Deacon
Born25 December 1809
Leicester, Leicestershire,
England
Died18 August 1854(1854-08-18) (aged 44)
Leicester, Leicestershire,
England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 32
Batting average 4.57
100s/50s –/–
Top score 9
Balls bowled 349
Wickets 24
Bowling average ?
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 6/?
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 September 2019

Henry Deacon (25 December 1809 – 18 August 1854) was an English first-class cricketer and umpire.

Deacon was born at Leicester in December 1809. He made his debut in first-class cricket for the North against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1840. He made four further first-class appearances for the North, with his final appearance coming in 1842.[1] Playing as a bowler, he took 24 wickets in his five first-class matches, taking five wickets in an innings on two occasions.[2] He scored 32 with the bat, with a high score of 9.[3] In addition to playing first-class cricket, he also played in minor matches for Leicester and Warwickshire.[4] He stood once as an umpire in a first-class match between Nottinghamshire and Kent in 1841.[5] Deacon died at Leicester in August 1854.

References

  1. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Henry Deacon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Henry Deacon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Deacon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Player profile: Henry Deacon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Henry Deacon as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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