Henry Moberly
English cricketer, cleric, and school housemaster
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Henry Edward Moberly (11 December 1822 at Madras – 22 September 1907 at Winchester, Hampshire) was an English cleric and school housemaster. As an amateur cricketer, he played from 1842 to 1845.
11 December 1822
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| Born | Henry Edward Moberly 11 December 1822 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 September 1907 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Winchester College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Lucy Gertrude Moberly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Anglicanism | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Church | Church of England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1842-1845 | Oxford University Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Life
The eldest son of Lt-Col. Henry Moberly of Madras, Moberly was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford.[1] He played cricket for Oxford University, making 10 known appearances.[2]
Moberly matriculated at New College in 1841, graduating B.A. in 1845, and was a Fellow there from 1841 to 1860. He was ordained as a Church of England priest and became Dean of Divinity at New College in 1851, bursar in 1853 and sub-warden in 1856.[3] He taught at Winchester College 1859–80 and founded one of the oldest boarding houses at Winchester, still known formally as Moberly's.[4] He then became a parish priest and was vicar of Heckfield, Hampshire, 1880–83 and rector of St Michael's, Winchester, from 1883.[3]
F. D. How included Moberly in the 1904 book Six Great Schoolmasters.[5]
