Henry Deacon (25 December 1809 – 18 August 1854) was an English first-class cricketer and umpire.
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| Full name | Henry Deacon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 December 1809 Leicester, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 August 1854 (aged 44) Leicester, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 edit
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Henry Deacon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Henry Deacon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Deacon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Player profile: Henry Deacon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Henry Deacon as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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