:'' Not to be confused with the 19th-century wood-engraver Henry Linton (1815–1899).'' Henry Linton (11 July 1838 – 24 August 1866) was an

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first-class

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er and an officer in the

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. The son of Rev. Henry Linton, he was born in July 1838 at St Neots, Huntingdonshire. He was educated at

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, before matriculating at

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in 1857, graduating B.A. in 1860. While studying at Oxford, he played

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for

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on four occasions in 1858 and 1859, including two appearances in

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against

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. He scored 44 runs with a high score of 22 in his four first-class matches, in addition to taking 4 wickets with best figures of 2 for 38. After graduating from Oxford, he joined the

. Linton died in

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in August 1866. His brother,

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, was also a first-class cricketer.

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* 1838 births 1866 deaths Sportspeople from St Neots People educated at Harrow School Alumni of Wadham College, Oxford English cricketers Oxford University cricketers Indian Civil Service (British India) officers {{England-cricket-bio-1830s-stub