Henry Hannington

{{short description|English academic, cleric, and cricketer}}

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| name = Henry Hannington

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| country = England

| fullname = Henry Hannington

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1797|01|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hanwell, Middlesex

| death_date = {{death date and age|1870|10|04|1797|01|15|df=y}}

| death_place = South Kensington, London

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| club1 = Cambridge University

| year1 = 1819–1821

| date = 31 March

| year = 2013

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/36/36946/36946.html CricketArchive

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Henry Hannington (15 January 1797 – 4 October 1870) was an English academic and cleric, who was also a first-class cricketer.

Life

The son of the Rev. John George Hannington, Rector of Hampton Bishop, Herefordshire, he was educated at Eton College, and went to King's College, Cambridge as a scholar in 1817. There he was made a Fellow in 1820, graduating B.A. in 1822; M.A. in 1825. He remained a Fellow until his death; he was bursar of King's 1824–38.{{acad|id=HNNN817H|name=Hannington, Henry}}

Ordained deacon in 1822 and priest in 1823, Hannington never took a living. He died on 4 October 1870, at 11 Onslow Crescent, South Kensington.

Cricket

Hannington was a cricketer associated with Cambridge University Cricket Club who is recorded in two matches, totalling 117 runs with a highest score of 63, completing one stumping and taking 2 wickets.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/36/36946/36946.html |website=CricketArchive |title=Henry Hannington |accessdate=31 March 2013}} With Charles Oxenden he founded the Club in 1820.

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