George Henry Monson

The Honourable Sir George Henry Monson (17 October 1755 – 17 June 1823) was a noted English amateur cricketer whose known first-class career included 10 matches from the 1786 to the 1792 season. Monson, who was a useful batsman, was a member of Hornchurch Cricket Club and Marylebone Cricket Club.

GH Monson was the son of John Monson, 2nd Baron Monson[1] and elder brother of Major-General Charles Monson[2]

External sources

References
  • Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket by G B Buckley (FL18)
  • Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 by Arthur Haygarth (SBnnn)
  • The Dawn of Cricket by H T Waghorn (WDC)
  1. Patrick Cracroft-Brennan, Monson, Baron (GB, 1728) Archived 13 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine in Cracroft's Peerage. Accessed 5 May 2013.
  2. The New Annual Register for the Year 1800 (London, 1801) p. 109.


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