Henry Deacon (cricketer)

Henry Deacon (25 December 1809 – 18 August 1854) was an English first-class cricketer and umpire.

Henry Deacon

Personal information
Full name	Henry Deacon
Born	25 December 1809 Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Died	18 August 1854(1854-08-18) (aged 44) Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Batting	Unknown
Bowling	Unknown
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 32 Batting average 4.57 100s/50s –/– Top score 9 Balls bowled 349 Wickets 24 Bowling average ? 5 wickets in innings 2 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 6/? Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 September 2019

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

1. "First-Class Matches played by Henry Deacon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
2. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Henry Deacon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Deacon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
4. "Player profile: Henry Deacon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
5. "Henry Deacon as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2019.

External links

• Henry Deacon at ESPNcricinfo