Henry Holland (1791 at Hartley Row, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire – 2 February 1853 at Hartley Row) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1807 to 1825 for Hampshire, making 6 known appearances.[1]
Career
editHolland played his first match for Hampshire on 25 May 1807 against All-England at Lord's Old Ground. Batting at nine, he scored four and one not out as All-England won by 47 runs.[2] Holland did not play another game for Hampshire for ten years until the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) faced Hampshire at Lord's Cricket Ground on 6 August 1817. During this match Holland batted at three, scoring his career best 27, following by two in the second innings, and taking two catches.[3]
Holland's final four matches came at more regular intervals. He met the MCC while playing for Godalming Cricket Club, first on 27 June 1822, scoring five and eight down the order,[4] and a second time on 1 July that same year, scoring six not out and five.[5] He played for Hampshire against All-England on 14 August 1823, scoring 11 and 10,[6] and against Godalming on 27 June 1825, scoring 11 in a three-day match in which he opened the batting.[7]
References
edit- ^ CricketArchive. Retrieved on 28 August 2009.
- ^ "England v Hampshire - Other First-Class matches in England 1807". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
- ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Hampshire - Other First-Class matches in England 1817". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
- ^ "Godalming v Marylebone Cricket Club - Other First-Class matches in England 1822". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
- ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Godalming - Other First-Class matches in England 1822". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
- ^ "Hampshire v England - Other First-Class matches in England 1823". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
- ^ "Hampshire v Godalming - Other First-Class matches in England 1825". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
External links
edit- Player Profile: Henry Holland from CricketArchive