Henry Secretan

Henry Howell Secretan (25 February 1855 – 16 June 1911) was an English-born New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury from 1877 to 1886.

Henry Secretan
Personal information
Full nameHenry Howell Secretan
Born(1855-02-25)25 February 1855
Blackheath, Kent, England
Died16 June 1911(1911-06-16) (aged 56)
Fendalton, Christchurch, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1876-77 to 1886-87Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 168
Batting average 16.80
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 72
Balls bowled 15
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 March 2019

After attending Marlborough College, Secretan migrated to New Zealand in the 1870s and began working soon after his arrival for the Christchurch office of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company.[1] He worked for the company in several towns in the South Island until 1894, when he helped found the Canterbury Hall Company, acting as secretary until just before his death.[1] As well as being a prominent cricketer, he was one of the pioneers of lawn tennis in the Canterbury region.[1]

Described as "a stylish batsman, with a fine art",[1] in his six first-class matches Secretan made a highest score of 72, in an innings victory over Auckland, when his teammate Frederick Wilding made 104, only the second century in New Zealand first-class cricket.[2] In 1880-81 Secretan had scored 30 not out, Canterbury's highest score in the match, when the touring Australians beat Canterbury by an innings.[3] The report in the Lyttelton Times said Secretan's innings "made good his claim to be the best batsman in New Zealand".[4]

References
  1. "Obituary: Mr. H. H. Secretan". Lyttelton Times. 17 June 1911. p. 3.
  2. "Canterbury v Auckland 1884-85". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. "Canterbury v Australians 1880-81". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  4. "The Australians in New Zealand: The Christchurch match". Lyttelton Times. 31 January 1881. p. 5.
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