Harry Godby

Harry Eden Godby (2 July 1847 – 1911) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played two first-class matches for Otago between 1874 and 1876.[1][2]

Harry Godby
Personal information
Born(1847-07-02)2 July 1847
Ramsgate, Kent, England
Died1911 (aged 63–64)
Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 May 2016

Godby was born in England at Ramsgate in Kent in 1847, the son of a Church of England priest. He was educated at Marlborough College in Wiltshire. His brother, Michael Godby, also played cricket for Otago. Godby died in Australia in 1911.[3][4]

References
  1. "Harry Godby". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. "Harry Godby". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  3. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 57. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
  4. Marlborough College register from 1843 to 1904 inclusive, fifth edition, p. 161. (Available online. Retrieved 19 August 2022.)


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