Henry Clarke Jollye (12 October 1841 – 17 December 1902) was an

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first-class

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er, educator and clergyman. The son of Hunting Jollye, he was born in October 1841 at

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. He was educated at

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, matriculating at

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in 1861, and graduating B.A. in 1866, M.A. in 1873. While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in

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for

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against the

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in 1862. Batting once in the match, he was dismissed without scoring by

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in the Oxford first-innings. After graduating B.A. from Oxford, Jollye took holy orders in the

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and returned to Bradfield College in the capacity of assistant master from 1867. He died in December 1902 at Walton, Wiltshire.

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* 1841 births 1902 deaths People from Broome, Norfolk People educated at Bradfield College Alumni of Merton College, Oxford English cricketers Oxford University cricketers 19th-century English Anglican priests Schoolteachers from Berkshire 20th-century English Anglican priests {{England-cricket-bio-1840s-stub