William Henry Milton
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Deputy | Arthur Lawley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 December 1854 Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 March 1930 (aged 75) Cannes, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm (unknown style) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Jumbo Milton (son) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 5) | 12 March 1889 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 19 March 1892 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1889/90–1890/91 | Western Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 22 January 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sir William Henry Milton (3 December 1854 – 6 March 1930) was the third Administrator of
Born in Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, and educated at Marlborough College, Milton played rugby for England in 1874 and 1875. He immigrated to South Africa, arriving in Cape Town in 1878. By the late 1870s, rugby football was very much battling to survive against Winchester College football. Milton joined the Villagers club and preached the cause of rugby, and by the end of that year the football fraternity of Cape Town had all but abandoned the Winchester game in favour of rugby.
He made his
Milton then moved to
He had three sons, Cecil and John, both of whom would play rugby for England, and Noel, who played for Oxford University. He died in Cannes, France, at the age of 75.
External links
- William Henry Milton at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- William Henry Milton at ESPNcricinfo