David Francis Henley-Welch (born David Francis Henley; 21 July 1923 – 20 February 2006) was an English cricketer active in first-class cricket from 1946–1949, but was mostly associated with minor counties cricket where he played for Suffolk. He played as an all-rounder who was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler.
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| Full name | David Francis Henley-Welch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 July 1923 Melton, Suffolk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 February 2006 (aged 82) San Rafael, Ibiza, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Anthony Henley (grandfather) Robert Henley (great-uncle) Francis Henley (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949 | Minor Counties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1948 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1957 | Suffolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 October 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Henley-Welch was born into a cricketing family with a long association with cricket in Suffolk. He was educated at Harrow School, where he captained the school cricket team in 1941,[1] before proceeding to study at Trinity College, Oxford.[2] He made his debut in first-class cricket while at Oxford, debuting in 1946 for Oxford University Cricket Club against Gloucestershire at the University Parks.[3] He played five first-class matches for the university in 1946, including one against the touring Indians.[3] Later in August 1946, he made his debut for Suffolk in Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire at Felixstowe.[4] He made seven first-class appearances for the university in 1947,[3] including winning a last-gasp Blue when he played in the season-ending varsity match at Lord's following a loss of form from Australian Jika Travers, with Henley-Welch hitting a rapid half century in the match.[1][5] He also played a first-class match for the Free Foresters against Oxford University in 1947.[3] He played three further first-class matches for the university in 1948,[3] but lost his place in the team to future South Africa captain Clive van Ryneveld.[1] In fifteen first-class matches for Oxford, Henley-Welch scored 480 runs, averaging 21.81, with a highest score of 58.[6] With the ball in hand, he took 18 wickets, at an average of 42.66, with best figures of 3/44.[7] He changed his surname from Henley to the double-barrelled Henley-Welch in September 1948.[8] His continued association with Suffolk in minor counties cricket led to his selection for the combined Minor Counties cricket team for their first-class fixture against Yorkshire at Lord's in 1949, which marked his final appearance in first-class cricket.[3] He continued to play minor counties cricket for Suffolk until 1957, by which point he had appeared 48 times for the county,[4] scoring over 2,000 runs.[1]
He died at San Rafael in Ibiza on 20 February 2006. His grandfather, great uncle, and uncle were all first-class cricketers.
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Wisden - Obituaries in 2007". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Retrieved 17 October 2015 – via ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Player profile: David Henley-Welch". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "First-Class Matches played by David Henley-Welch". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by David Henley-Welch". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Oxford University v Cambridge University, 1947". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Henley-Welch". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by David Henley-Welch". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "No. 38412". The London Gazette. 24 September 1948. p. 5162.
External links edit
- David Henley-Welch at ESPNcricinfo
- David Henley-Welch at CricketArchive