Not to be confused with the 19th-century wood-engraver Henry Linton (1815–1899).

Henry Linton (11 July 1838 – 24 August 1866) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the Indian Civil Service.

Henry Linton
Personal information
Full name
Henry Linton
Born11 July 1838
St Neots, Huntingdonshire,
England
Died24 August 1866(1866-08-24) (aged 28)
Madras, Madras Presidency,
British India
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
RelationsSydney Linton (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1858–1859Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 44
Batting average 14.66
100s/50s –/–
Top score 22*
Balls bowled 208
Wickets 4
Bowling average 19.75
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/38
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 March 2020

The son of Rev. Henry Linton, he was born in July 1838 at St Neots, Huntingdonshire. He was educated at Harrow School,[1] before matriculating at Wadham College, Oxford in 1857, graduating B.A. in 1860.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University on four occasions in 1858 and 1859, including two appearances in The University Match against Cambridge University.[3] He scored 44 runs with a high score of 22 in his four first-class matches,[4] in addition to taking 4 wickets with best figures of 2 for 38.[5] After graduating from Oxford, he joined the Indian Civil Service. Linton died in British India at Madras in August 1866.[1] His brother, Sydney, was also a first-class cricketer.

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  1. ^ a b Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911. Longmans, Green. p. 240.
  2. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Linton, Henry (3)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Henry Linton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Linton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  5. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Henry Linton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

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