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 (aged 76) Malton, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editThe 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]
Career
editAfter 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]
He later served in the First World War as a major in the West Yorkshire Regiment,[5] with his son being killed in the war in 1915.[6] He retired from active service in August 1919.[7]
Cricket career
editWhile studying at Cambridge, Garforth had also established a tobacconist business in his native Yorkshire.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10]
Personal life
editGarforth married Hylda Maria Madelaine Willoughby, the daughter of Henry Willoughby, 8th Baron Middleton, in April 1882.[11]
Garforth died at Malton in June 1931.
References
edit- ^ a b Venn, John (2011). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 2. Cambridge University Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-1108036146.
- ^ "No. 24154". The London Gazette. 24 November 1874. p. 5607.
- ^ "No. 24492". The London Gazette. 14 August 1877. p. 4695.
- ^ "No. 24765". The London Gazette. 26 September 1879. p. 5653.
- ^ "No. 29390". The London Gazette. 3 December 1915. p. 12075.
- ^ "Player profile: William Garforth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "No. 31530". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 August 1919. p. 10985.
- ^ "No. 24681". The London Gazette. 21 February 1879. p. 882.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Garforth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Gentlemen of England v I Zingari, 1887". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "William Henry Garforth". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 19 September 2019.