Henry Oakes
Henry James Oakes (23 June 1796 – 9 September 1875) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Cambridge University in one match in 1819, totalling 6 runs with a highest score of 5 not out.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Henry James Oakes |
| Born | 23 June 1796 Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
| Died | 9 September 1875 (aged 79) Nowton Park, Suffolk |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1819 | Cambridge University |
Source: CricketArchive, 31 March 2013 | |
Oakes' family lived at Nowton Court, Nowton, Suffolk, near Bury St Edmunds. He was educated at Reading School, Bury St Edmunds Grammar School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He inherited Nowton Court in 1837 and became lord of the manor of Nowton.[2] He was head of his family's bank, Oakes, Bevan & Co. (later Oakes, Bevan, Tollemache & Co., taken over in 1900 by Capital and Counties Bank, which was acquired by Lloyds Bank in 1918[3]). He was mayor of Bury St Edmunds in 1844 and High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1847.[4]
References
- "Henry Oakes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- "History of Suffolk - Nowton 1865".
- "Capital and Counties Bank". Lloyds Banking Group plc. Archived from the original on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- "Oakes, Henry James (OKS813HJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Bibliography
- Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826). Lillywhite.
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