Henry Moses (13 February 1858 – 7 December 1938) was an Australian
cricket
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er who played in six
Tests
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, all in Australia against England, between 1887 and 1895. He was later a prominent
bowler and businessman in
Sydney
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.
Life and career
Born in
Windsor, New South Wales
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, Moses was one of ten children of
Henry Moses, who served in the New South Wales parliament for more than 50 years.
He was educated at Calder House School in
Redfern, Sydney.
[ He married Alice Friend in the Sydney suburb of Ashfield in February 1882.
In his first two Tests, against England in 1886–87, Moses scored 31, 24, 28 and 33 in low-scoring matches. He played for ]New South Wales
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from 1881–82 to 1894–95. In the 1887–88 season he scored 297 not out
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when New South Wales defeated Victoria by an innings. In December 1892 he captained New South Wales in the first Sheffield Shield
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match, scoring 99 in the first innings, narrowly missing becoming the first Shield century
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-maker.
'' The Referee'' described his batting thus: "His defence was not to be surpassed; he had unruffled patience, a beautiful off-drive, a clean cover drive and a characteristic fine leg glide."Tooth and Co.
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brewers, Goldsbrough Mort & Co
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History
In 1843 Thomas Sutcliffe Mort established a business which operated as auctioneers and brokers in the wool trade. The business took on partners and become known as Mort & Co. ...
., Alliance Assurance Company
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and other companies. He was a member of the Sydney Cricket Ground
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Trust from 1907, serving as chairman from 1928 until his death.[ He died in a Sydney hospital after a long illness in December 1938, aged 80, leaving a widow, two sons and a daughter.][
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See also
* List of New South Wales representative cricketers
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References
External links
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Harry Moses at Cricket Archive
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1858 births
1938 deaths
Australia Test cricketers
New South Wales cricketers
Australian cricketers
Cricketers from Sydney
Australian male bowls players
Australian corporate directors
Australian cricket administrators
Sportsmen from New South Wales
Sportspeople from the Colony of New South Wales