Henry Schwann
Personal information
Full name
Henry Sigismund Schwann
Born19 November 1868
North Houghton, Hampshire,
England
Died27 May 1931(1931-05-27) (aged 62)
Meads, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1890Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 204
Batting average 18.54
100s/50s –/1
Top score 70
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 April 2020

Henry Sigismund Schwann (19 November 1868 – 27 May 1931) was an English first-class cricketer and stockbroker.

The son of Frederick Sigismund Schwann, he was born in November 1868 at North Houghton, Hampshire. He was educated at Clifton College,[1] where he played for the school cricket team and recorded a then record high score in an away match for the college of 209 not out against Sherborne School.[2] From Clifton he went up to Corpus Christi College, Oxford.[3] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1890, making six appearances which included playing in The University Match against Cambridge at Lord's.[4] He scored 204 runs in his six matches, at an average of 18.54 and a high score of 70.[5]

After graduating from Oxford, he became a stockbroker at the London Stock Exchange.[2] In March 1917, he changed his name to Henry Bagehot Swann, presumably Anglicised from German to English due to anti-German sentiment in England at the time.[6] Schwann died in May 1931 at Meads, Sussex.

References

  1. ↑ "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p88: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948
  2. 1 2 Oakeley, E. M. (1897). Clifton College Annals and Register, 1860–1897. J. W. Arrowsmith. p. 249.
  3. ↑ Foster, Joseph (1893). Oxford Men and Their Colleges. James Parker & Co. p. 540.
  4. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Henry Schwann". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Schwann". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "No. 29986". The London Gazette. 16 March 1917. p. 2667.
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