Henry Soames
{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{For|the historian|Henry Soames (historian)}}
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{{Use British English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Henry Soames
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| country = England
| fullname = Henry Soames
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| birth_date = 18 January 1843
| birth_place = Brighton, Sussex, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1913|8|30|1843|1|18|df=yes}}
| death_place = Laverstock, Wiltshire, England
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| batting = Unknown
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| family = William Soames (brother)
| club1 = Hampshire
| year1 = 1867
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| columns = 1
| column1 = First-class
| matches1 = 1
| runs1 = 54
| bat avg1 = 27.00
| 100s/50s1 = –/1
| top score1 = 52
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| catches/stumpings1 = –/–
| date = 29 September
| year = 2012
| source = http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20283.html Cricinfo
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Henry Soames (18 January 1843 — 30 August 1913) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
Biography
Soames was the son of William Soames, who founded Brighton College in 1845. He was born in Brighton in January 1843 and was educated at his fathers' college.{{cite book |title=Brighton College Register|publisher=J. Farncombe|year=1886|page=59|url=https://archive.org/details/b21779843|language=en}} After completing his education at Brighton, Soames enlisted in the British Army and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery in January 1863.{{London Gazette|issue=22714|date=6 March 1863|page=1356}}
Soames played first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1867, appearing in a single match against Kent at Southborough.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6856/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Henry Soames|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2022-04-03|url-access=subscription}} Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in Hampshire's first innings for 2 runs by George Bennett, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 52 runs by Charles Payne, with his score being the highest score of the Hampshire innings.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1/1497.html|title=Kent v Hampshire, 1867|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2022-04-03|url-access=subscription}}
In the Royal Artillery, his promotion to captain followed in December 1875,{{London Gazette|issue=24273|date=7 December 1875|page=6300}} before his subsequent retirement in November 1881.{{London Gazette|issue=25054|date=30 December 1881|page=6929}}
Soames retired to Laverstock near Salisbury in Wiltshire, where he died from heart failure in August 1913,Army. Army and Navy Gazette. 6 September 1913. p. 17. leaving an estate worth a net of £48,573.Latest Wills. The Westminster Gazette. 30 October 1913. p. 11 His brothers were William, a cricketer, and Arthur, a politician and architect.
References
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External links
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Category:Cricketers from Brighton
Category:People educated at Brighton College