Henry Deacon (cricketer)

Henry Deacon (25 December 1809 – 18 August 1854) was an English first-class cricketer and umpire.

Henry Deacon

Personal information
Full name	Henry Deacon
Born	25 December 1809 Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Died	18 August 1854 (aged 44) Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Batting	Unknown
Bowling	Unknown
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 32 Batting average 4.57 100s/50s –/– Top score 9 Balls bowled 349 Wickets 24 Bowling average ? 5 wickets in innings 2 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 6/? Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 September 2019

Deacon was born at Leicester in December 1809. He made his debut in first-class cricket for the North against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1840. He made four further first-class appearances for the North, with his final appearance coming in 1842.[1] Playing as a bowler, he took 24 wickets in his five first-class matches, taking five wickets in an innings on two occasions.[2] He scored 32 with the bat, with a high score of 9.[3] In addition to playing first-class cricket, he also played in minor matches for Leicester and Warwickshire.[4] He stood once as an umpire in a first-class match between Nottinghamshire and Kent in 1841.[5] Deacon died at Leicester in August 1854.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Henry Deacon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
2. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Henry Deacon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Deacon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
4. "Player profile: Henry Deacon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
5. "Henry Deacon as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2019.

External links

• Henry Deacon at ESPNcricinfo