Henry Burnell (cricketer)

Henry Blomfield Burnell (14 November 1853 — 19 October 1910) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.

Henry Burnell
Personal information
Full name
Henry Blomfield Burnell
Born14 November 1853
Upper Clapton, Middlesex, England
Died19 October 1910(1910-10-19) (aged 56)
St John's Wood, London, England
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1879Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 1
Batting average 1.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 1
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 September 2021

The son of Blomfield Burnell, he was born at Upper Clapton in November 1853. He was educated at Harrow School,[1] before going up to Christ's College, Cambridge.[2] A student of Lincoln's Inn, he was called to the bar in May 1879.[3] In the same year he made played in a first-class cricket match for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Kent at Tunbridge Wells.[4] Batting once in the match, he was dismissed for a single run by Edward O'Shaughnessy.[5] Burnell died at St John's Wood in October 1910.

References

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  1. ^ Dauglish, M. G.; Stephenson, P. K. (1911). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911 (3 ed.). London: Longmans, Green, and Co. p. 412.
  2. ^ Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press. p. 458.
  3. ^ Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar. Reeves and Turner. p. 67.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Henry Burnell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Kent v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1879". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
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