Henry Parrington
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Roberts Parrington |
| Born | 7 October 1848 Thetford, Norfolk, England |
| Died | 4 May 1926 (aged 77) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Source: Cricinfo, 27 October 2020 | |
Henry Roberts Parrington (7 October 1848 – 4 May 1926) was a New Zealand cricketer.
Parrington was born in England and moved to New Zealand as a young man. He played in three first-class matches, for Wellington, West Coast and Taranaki, between 1876 and 1883.[1][2] He was Wanganui's most successful bowler, with 5 for 28 in the first innings, when the Wanganui XXII defeated the touring Australian team in February 1881.[3]
Parrington worked as a solicitor in New Zealand, then Australia. He married May Louisa Corrigan in Marton, New Zealand, in July 1881.[4] He moved to Victoria, where he began working as a lawyer in Warrnambool in 1887.[5] He died in Melbourne in May 1926.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Henry Parrington". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ↑ "Henry Parrington". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ↑ "Wanganui v Australians 1880-81". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ↑ "Marriage". Hawera & Normanby Star: 2. 3 August 1881.
- ↑ "Admission of Barristers and Attorneys". Warrnambool Standard: 2. 2 March 1887.
- ↑ "Deaths". The Argus: 1. 7 May 1926.
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