Henry Bethune
Personal information
Full name
Henry Beauclerk Bethune
Born(1844-11-16)16 November 1844
Horsham, Sussex, England
Died16 April 1912(1912-04-16) (aged 67)
Horsham, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingUnknown-arm slow
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1885–1897Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 26
Batting average 8.66
100s/50s –/–
Top score 9
Balls bowled 60
Wickets 1
Bowling average 27.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/27
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 January 2010

Henry Beauclerk Bethune (16 November 1844 – 16 April 1912) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The third son of Charles Goodwin Bethune, a Sussex landowner, and his wife Ann Isabella Mary, he was born and grew up on the family estate of Denne Park in Horsham. Bethune purchased a commission in the British Army in November 1865, joining the 37th Foot as an ensign.[1] He purchased the rank of lieutenant in April 1868,[2] and was appointed an instructor of musketry in April 1869.[3] He was promoted, without purchase, to captain in June 1879 and was seconded for service as an instructor at Sandhurst.[4] He retired from active service, in what was by then the Royal Hampshire Regiment, in November 1884.[5]

Having played cricket at both club and services level, Bethune made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Somerset at Taunton in 1885.[6] With Hampshire losing their first-class status following that season, he continued to play minor matches for the county until it regained its first-class status in 1894. Following the restoration of their first-class status, Bethune made a second first-class appearance for Hampshire against Lancashire at Southampton in the 1897 County Championship.[6] It was in this match that he took his only first-class wicket, when he dismissed Arthur Paul.[7] In club cricket, Bethune was known to have played several long innings, including a score of 219 for the Corinthians against the United Services in 1890. He had been a member of the Marylebone Cricket Club since 1888.[8] He died, unmarried, at Horsham in April 1912.[9] His cousin, George Maximilian Bethune, was also a first-class cricketer.

References

  1. ↑ "No. 7588". The Edinburgh Gazette. 10 November 1865. p. 1354.
  2. ↑ "No. 23366". The London Gazette. 31 March 1868. p. 1977.
  3. ↑ "No. 23547". The London Gazette. 19 October 1869. p. 5618.
  4. ↑ "No. 24761". The London Gazette. 12 September 1879. p. 5454.
  5. ↑ "No. 25425". The London Gazette. 23 December 1884. p. 5921.
  6. 1 2 "First-Class Matches played by Henry Bethune". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Hampshire v Lancashire, County Championship 1897". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1912". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Death of Major H. B. Bethune". West Sussex Gazette. Horsham. 25 April 1912. p. 11. Retrieved 24 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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