Henry George John Veitch (26 September 1833 – 30 May 1903) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

Henry Veitch
Personal information
Full name
Henry George John Veitch
Born26 September 1833
Sopley, Hampshire, England
Died30 May 1903(1903-05-30) (aged 69)
Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1854–1856Oxford University
1856Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 10
Runs scored 177
Batting average 16.09
100s/50s –/–
Top score 38
Balls bowled 203
Wickets 7
Bowling average 14.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/?
Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 March 2020

The son of William Douglas Veitch, he was born in September 1833 at Sopley, Hampshire. He later studied at Balliol College, Oxford where he played first-class cricket for Oxford University.[1] He made his debut against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Oxford in 1854. Veitch played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1856, making eight appearances.[2] In his eight matches for Oxford, he scored 149 runs at an average of 18.62 and a high score of 38.[3] He also played two first-class matches for the MCC in 1856 against Sussex and Kent.[2] In his ten first-class matches, he took 7 wickets.[4]

After graduating from Oxford, Veitch took holy orders in the Church of England and became the vicar of Kilmersdon, Somerset in 1864. He married Sibella Matilda Cameron, daughter of Clan Cameron chief Donald Cameron, 23rd Lochiel in 1865.[5] He died in Scotland at Sanquhar in May 1903.

References

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  1. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Veitch, Henry (George John)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Henry Veitch". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Veitch". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  4. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Henry Veitch". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Reverend Henry George John Veitch of Eliock". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
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