Henry Arkwright (26 March 1811 – 13 January 1889) was an English
cricket
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er with
amateur status. He was associated with
Cambridge University
, mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts.
Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge.
, established =
, other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...
and made his
first-class debut in 1829.
He was born at
Willersley Castle in
Derbyshire
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and educated at
Eton College
Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, C ...
and
Trinity College, Cambridge
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. He became a
Church of England
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vicar
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and was the vicar of
Bodenham
Bodenham is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, and on a bend in the River Lugg, about seven miles south of Leominster. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 1,024, reducing to 998 at the 2011 census.
The vill ...
in
Herefordshire
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, from 1842 until 1888, shortly before his death at Bodenham.
References
1811 births
1889 deaths
People educated at Eton College
Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
English cricketers
English cricketers of 1826 to 1863
Cambridge University cricketers
19th-century English Anglican priests
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