English Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was an English first class cricketer. Simms was born in Adelaide, Australia but moved to England whe

Was an English first class cricketer. Simms was born in Adelaide, Australia but moved to England where he played cricket with Sussex from 1905 until 1913. He also played with Warwickshire and the European side based in India.

Was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was born in Leicester and died in Fenny

Was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was born in Leicester and died in Fenny Stratford. Longland made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1907 season. However, he neither batted nor bowled for the team, and too

Was a British Labour Party politician.Cowans was elected Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyn

Was a British Labour Party politician.Cowans was elected Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central at a 1976 by-election. After boundary changes, he was elected for Tyne Bridge in 1983.

Was an English cricketer, who played only one first-class match, for Worcestershire against Kent in

Was an English cricketer, who played only one first-class match, for Worcestershire against Kent in August 1904. Batting at ten, he scored 4 and 7, and made no dismissals behind the stumps.

Was a British Conservative Party politician.Marten was Member of Parliament for Banbury from 1959 to

Was a British Conservative Party politician.Marten was Member of Parliament for Banbury from 1959 to 1983, and served as a junior aviation minister 1962–64 and Overseas Development minister under Margaret Thatcher. Marten was a leading opponent of the Eur

Was an English cricketer who played four first-class matches between 1923 and 1932, one for Worceste

Was an English cricketer who played four first-class matches between 1923 and 1932, one for Worcestershire and three for Warwickshire. Spencer made his first (and only) appearance for Worcestershire against the touring New Zealanders in June 1927.

Was an English cricketer: a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler who played for Worc

Was an English cricketer: a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler who played for Worcestershire County Cricket Club in the 1920s. Rogers made his first-class debut for Worcestershire against Gloucestershire at New Road in June 1923, taking

Was a King's counsel and sportsman who toured Europe and wrote a series of letters which are still b

Was a King's counsel and sportsman who toured Europe and wrote a series of letters which are still being published over 200 years later. Peckham was a member of the committee that drew up early laws of cricket including the first inclusion of the Leg befo

Was an English cricketer who played five first-class games for Worcestershire in the late 1920s.

Was an English cricketer who played five first-class games for Worcestershire in the late 1920s.

Was an English cricketer, cricket coach and scorer. He joined Middlesex CCC in 1934 and made his 1st

Was an English cricketer, cricket coach and scorer. He joined Middlesex CCC in 1934 and made his 1st XI debut in 1946. He played in 162 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman before his retirement in 1955. He joined the MCC coaching staff in 1956 a

Played first-class and List A cricket for Lancashire between 1962 and 1982.

Played first-class and List A cricket for Lancashire between 1962 and 1982.

Was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire. He was born in Brompton. Redhouse made a single f

Was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire. He was born in Brompton. Redhouse made a single first-class appearance, during the 1900 season, against Lancashire.

Was an English cricket player. He was educated at Blundell's School and was a member of Great Britai

Was an English cricket player. He was educated at Blundell's School and was a member of Great Britain's gold medal winning cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only time to date that cricket has featured in the Olympics. In the only match against France, he scored four runs in Great Britain's first innings, and did not bat in the second. He also took one wicket in the French second innings and a catch in their first. Nothing is known of his cricket career aside from the Olympics.

Commonly known as Joe Murrell, was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman, left-arm bow

Commonly known as Joe Murrell, was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman, left-arm bowler and wicketkeeper, who played 378 first-class cricket matches for Kent (1899-1905), MCC (1901-1919) and Middlesex (1906-1926). He also played football f

Is a former English cricketer. Downer was a right-handed batsman. Downer represented Hampshire in tw

Is a former English cricketer. Downer was a right-handed batsman. Downer represented Hampshire in two first-class matches in 1946, the first County season after the Second World War. Downer made his debut against Middlesex and played his second and final

Is a former field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olymp

Is a former field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Lancashir

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Lancashire in 1907.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1895. Spencer played a minor counties match fo

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1895. Spencer played a minor counties match for Staffordshire in July 1895. He played a first-class match for Derbyshire during the 1895 season against Surrey in July.

Was an English cricketer. He was primarily a notably stylish right-handed batsman, but was also a us

Was an English cricketer. He was primarily a notably stylish right-handed batsman, but was also a useful right-arm off break and, later in his career, leg break bowler, as well as being a fine fielder. He played first-class cricket for Surrey from 1928 t

Was an English footballer and baseball international.Griffiths played for Everton before joining Por

Was an English footballer and baseball international.Griffiths played for Everton before joining Port Vale in May 1935. He played for the Vale on a semi-regular basis before joining the police at the outbreak of World War Two, guesting on occasion for bot

Was an English football goalkeeper who played for Arsenal and Liverpool, and a cricketer who played

Was an English football goalkeeper who played for Arsenal and Liverpool, and a cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1895. Storer played for Ripley Town, Derby Midland, Gainsborough Trinity and Loughborough, before joining Woolwich Ar

Was an English cricketer who became an important figure in the game as an administrator, historian a

Was an English cricketer who became an important figure in the game as an administrator, historian and coach. His Wisden obituary described him as "among the best known personalities in the world of cricket". He was a schoolmaster and a cricket coach at Winchester College, a position that he held for thirty years, and was also the housemaster of Chernocke House. Harry Altham was a right-handed batsman whose first-class career lasted from 1908 to 1923. He played for Surrey from 1908 to 1912 and also for Oxford University, obtaining a Blue in 1911 and 1912. On joining the staff at Winchester College, he moved from Surrey to Hampshire and played for Hampshire from 1919 to 1923. Altham played in 55 first-class matches in all, scoring 1,537 runs at an average of 19.70. Altham served on the MCC Committee from 1941 until his death in 1965. He was Treasurer from 1949 until 1963 and President in 1959. He was a member of the Hampshire Committee for over forty years and the President of the club from 1946 until his death. He was also Chairman of the English Test selectors in 1954.

Was an English professional footballer who played for Mansfield Town, Wolves and Sunderland. He late

Was an English professional footballer who played for Mansfield Town, Wolves and Sunderland. He later became the first professional manager of Oxford United.

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler who played fo

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler who played for Glamorgan. Tomlinson made his Minor Counties debut during 1920, striking 73 against Carmarthenshire during the summer. Tomlinson's hit just one first-cla

Was a footballer who played as a centre forward.Travis had played for Leeds United before being sign

Was a footballer who played as a centre forward.Travis had played for Leeds United before being signed on a free transfer by Dick Ray for Bradford City in June 1935.[1] He played just two seasons at City scoring 20 league goals in 44 games, as well as three FA Cup goals in five games.