Henry Brandt

Henry Brandt (20 August 1828 – 31 March 1898) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

Henry Brandt
Personal information
Full name
Henry Brandt
Born20 August 1828
Salford, Lancashire, England
Died31 March 1898(1898-03-31) (aged 69)
Cockington, Devon, England
BattingUnknown
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 20
Batting average 10.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 13
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 December 2019

The son of Robert Brandt, he was born at Salford in August 1828.[1] He was educated at Rugby School, before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge. While studying at Trinity, he took part in The Boat Race of 1852, in addition to gaining a rowing blue. After leaving Cambridge, Brandt was ordained in the Church of England and served as the canon of St Paul's, Bedford from 185254.[1] In 1854, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Manchester against Sheffield at the Botanical Gardens, Manchester.[2] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 13 runs in Manchester's first-innings by John Berry, while in their second-innings he was dismissed 7 runs by E. B. Kaye.[3] He was a priest at Ely in 1854, before serving as the rector of Burrough on the Hill, Leicestershire from 1855–73 and from 1873–83, he was the vicar of Elworth, Cheshire.[1] Brandt later retired to Cockington in Devon, where he died in March 1898.[n 1]

Notes and references

  1. Alumni Cantabrigienses records Brandt's date of death 14 July 1899, whereas ESPNcrinfo and Cricket Archive both concur with 31 March 1898
  1. Venn, John (2011). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Cambridge University Press. p. 364. ISBN 978-1108036146.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Henry Brandt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. "Manchester v Sheffield, 1854". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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