Henry Stevenson

Henry James Stevenson (12 July 1867 – 8 August 1945) was a Scotland rugby union international player. He played at Full Back. He also played first-class cricket.

Henry Stevenson

Birth name	Henry James Stevenson
Date of birth	12 July 1867
Place of birth	Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Midlothian
Date of death	8 August 1945(1945-08-08) (aged 78)
Place of death	Corstorphine, Edinburgh
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Edinburgh Academicals[1] () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1888-1893[1] Scotland 15 (3)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Stevenson played for Edinburgh Academicals.

International career

Stevenson was capped 15 times for Scotland and took part in six Home Nations campaigns. This included being part of Scotland's 1891 Home Nations Triple Crown winning side as well as the team which were joint winners with England the previous Championship. The only points of his career were scored through a drop goal in a win against Wales at Edinburgh during their Triple Crown year.[2]

Cricket career

On the cricket field Stevenson was a slow underarm bowler and right-handed batsman. He appeared in five first-class matches between 1901 and 1905, once for the PF Warner's XI, another with HDG Leveson-Gower's XI, twice for the Marylebone Cricket Club and once with Scotland.[3] He managed four wickets at 67.25 and scored 104 runs at 11.55, with a highest score of 35. His biggest wicket was that of Australian Test batsman Reggie Duff, whom he dismissed in one of his matches for Marylebone.[4]

See also

• List of Scottish cricket and rugby union players

References

1. Bath, p105
2. "Henry Stevenson". Scrum.com.
3. "First-Class Matches played by Henry Stevenson". CricketArchive.
4. "Marylebone Cricket Club v Australians 1902". CricketArchive.

Sources

• Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1905326246)

External links

• Cricinfo: Henry Stevenson