Henry Munnion

Henry Munnion

Personal information
Full name	Henry Munnion
Born	21 January 1849 Ardingly, Sussex, England
Died	24 June 1904 (aged 55) Ardingly, Sussex, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Left-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1877–1880	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 0 Batting average 0.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 0 Balls bowled 87 Wickets 2 Bowling average 14.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 2/15 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 December 2011

Henry Munnion (21 January 1849 – 24 June 1904) was an English cricketer. Munnion was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born at Ardingly, Sussex.

Munnion made two first-class appearances for Sussex, one in 1877 against Gloucestershire at Clifton College Close Ground and another in 1880 against the touring Australians at the County Ground, Hove.^[1] Against Gloucestershire, Munnion was dismissed for a duck in Sussex's first-innings by W.G. Grace, with the same outcome in Sussex's second-innings. Gloucestershire won the match by 8 wickets.^[2] Against the Australians, he was dismissed for a duck in Sussex's first-innings by George Palmer, while in the Australians first-innings he took the wickets of Affie Jarvis and Palmer, finishing with figures of 2/15 from 17.3 overs. In Sussex's second-innings, Munnion wasn't required to bat, with the match ending in a draw.^[3]

He died at the village of his birth on 24 June 1904.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Henry Munnion". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
2. "Gloucestershire v Sussex, 1877". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
3. "Sussex v Australians, 1880". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2011.

External links

• Henry Munnion at ESPNcricinfo
• Henry Munnion at CricketArchive