Henry Misselbrook (16 December 1832 – 11 July 1895) was an English first-class

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er. Misselbrook was born in December 1832 at Otterbourne, Hampshire. He played

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for Otterbourne Cricket Club, who he captained, whilst also being engaged as a bowler in

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. In Otterbourne, he was the landlord of the Cricketers' Inn. Misselbrook was involved in many important minor matches for

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in the 1860s, before making a single appearance in

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for the county against the

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(MCC) at

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in 1869. Opening the batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in Hampshire's first innings for 3 runs by William Marten, while in their second innings he was dismissed without scoring by the same bowler. With the ball, he took figures of 4 for 18 in the MCC first innings and took two further wickets in their second innings. Misselbrook died in

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in July 1895.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Misselbrook, Henry 1832 births 1895 deaths People from the City of Winchester Cricketers from Hampshire Publicans English cricketers Hampshire cricketers