Henry Rose (cricketer)

Henry Rose (3 September 1853 – 9 June 1895) was a New Zealand cricketer and golfer.

Henry Rose
Personal information
Born(1853-09-03)3 September 1853
Hampstead, London, England
Died9 June 1895(1895-06-09) (aged 41)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 May 2016

Life and career

Rose was born in England and attended Repton School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he won Blues for association football and rugby union. He left England in 1873 and arrived in New Zealand in 1874.[1] He was a businessman who held directorships in several companies in New Zealand.[1]

He played five first-class matches for Otago between 1876 and 1884.[2] He was a batsman with an awkward batting style but an effective defence.[3]

He was runner-up in the inaugural New Zealand Amateur golf championship, played in late 1893, losing to James Somerville in the final.[4] He also represented Otago at rugby.[1]

Rose married Grace Martin in Roslyn, Dunedin, in September 1883.[5] They had five children.[1] He died in June 1895, at the age of 41, from a combination of influenza, tuberculosis and meningitis.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Death of Mr Henry Rose". Otago Daily Times (10382). 10 June 1895. p. 3. Retrieved 4 November 2020 – via Papers Past.
  2. "Henry Rose". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  3. "Interprovincial Cricket Match". Lyttelton Times: 3. 12 January 1877.
  4. "Golf". Otago Daily Times (9912). 4 December 1893. p. 4. Retrieved 4 November 2020 – via Papers Past.
  5. "Marriages". Otago Daily Times: 2. 17 September 1883.


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