John William Haygarth (3 December 1842 – 30 March 1923) was an English first-class
cricket
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er and magistrate.
The son of John Sayer Haygarth, he was born in December 1842 at
Rodmarton, Gloucestershire. He was educated at
Winchester College
Winchester College is a public school (fee-charging independent day and boarding school) in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was founded by William of Wykeham in 1382 and has existed in its present location ever since. It is the oldest of ...
,
before going up to
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Corpus Christi College (formally, Corpus Christi College in the University of Oxford; informally abbreviated as Corpus or CCC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1517, it is the 12t ...
in 1861. While studying at Oxford, he played
first-class cricket
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for
Oxford University
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, making his debut against the
Marylebone Cricket Club
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at
Oxford
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in 1862. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1864, making ten appearances. Described by ''
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
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'' as “one of the best amateur wicket-keepers of his time”,
he took twelve catches and stumpings in his ten matches for Oxford, in addition to scoring 81 runs.
He left England in 1865 and emigrated to
Queensland
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, where he became a sheep farmer at
Kooralbyn and later served as a magistrate.
Haygarth died at
Boonah in March 1923.
His brother,
Edward, also played first-class cricket, as did his second cousin
Arthur Haygarth
Arthur Haygarth (4 August 1825 – 1 May 1903) was a noted amateur cricketer who became one of cricket's most significant historians. He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club and Sussex between 1844 and 1861, as well as num ...
, was also the compiler of ''Scores and Biographies''.
Another cousin was
William Parry-Okeden
William Edward Parry-Okeden (13 May 1841 – 30 August 1926) was a public servant, Police Commissioner and Protector of Aborigines (1895-1903), as well as a horseman, in Queensland, Australia. He stood tall.
Early life
William Edward Par ...
, an Australian police commissioner and protector of
Aborigines, while his nephew,
Francis Gresson, played cricket at first-class level.
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1842 births
1923 deaths
People from Cotswold District
People educated at Winchester College
Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
English cricketers
Oxford University cricketers
English emigrants to Australia
English farmers