Henry Ayres (dates of birth and death unknown) was an English

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er. Ayres's

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style is also unknown. Although his date of birth is not recorded, it is known he was christened on 16 October 1791 at

Hangleton Hangleton is a residential suburb of Hove, part of the English city and coastal resort of Brighton and Hove. The area was developed in the 1930s after it was incorporated into the borough of Hove, but has ancient origins: its parish church was ...

Sussex Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ...

. Ayres made a single

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appearance for

against a Kent side at the Royal New Ground, Brighton in 1829. Kent were dismissed for 96 in their first-innings, in response Sussex were dismissed for 77 in their first-innings, with Ayres being dismissed for a

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, though the Kent bowler who took is wicket isn't recorded. Kent were dismissed for just 44 in their second-innings, in response Sussex made 66/8 to win the match by 2 wickets, with Ayres ending the innings

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on 0.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ayres, Henry 1791 births People from Hove English cricketers Sussex cricketers Date of death unknown