Henry Tristram

England international rugby union player & cricketer

For the English clergyman, Bible scholar and ornithologist, see Henry Baker Tristram.

Rugby player

Henry Tristram

Birth name| Henry Barrington Tristram

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Date of birth| (1861-09-05)5 September 1861
Place of birth| Greatham, County Durham
England
Date of death| 1 October 1946(1946-10-01) (aged 85)
Place of death| Saint Helier, Jersey
Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  Fullback

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International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1883–1887|  England|  5|  (0)

Henry Barrington "Tim" Tristram (5 September 1861 – 1 October 1946) was an English sportsman who played international rugby union for England and first-class cricket.[1]

Tristram was the only son (among many daughters) of the clergyman and ornithologist Henry Baker Tristram. He was educated at Loretto School, Winchester College and Hertford College, Oxford.[2]

Tristam played his rugby as a fullback and took part in the inaugural Home Nations Championship in 1883, debuting in England's final fixture against Scotland. England won the championship that year and he was also a member of three further campaigns, including their second title win in 1884.[3]

From 1883 to 1893, he played with the Durham County Cricket Club, but his matches didn't have first-class status.[4] His only first-class match came when he was studying at Oxford in 1883, representing the university against the Gentlemen of England. A right-handed batsman, he came in at four in each innings, but scored just six and one.[5]

In 1903, he replaced his brother in-law, Hely Hutchinson Almond, as Headmaster of Loretto School. He remained in that position until 1908, when he was forced to retire south because of delicate health.[6] He taught for four more years at St Paul's School in London, but then retired even further south to Jersey.

## References

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1. ^ "Tim Tristram". CricketArchive.
2. ^ Hale, William G. (2016). Sacred Ibis: The Ornithology of Canon Henry Baker Tristram. Durham: Sacristy Press. p. 36\. ISBN 9781910519134.
3. ^ "Henry Tristram". ESPN Scrum.
4. ^ "Miscellaneous matches played by Tim Tristram". CricketArchive.
5. ^ "Oxford University v Gentlemen of England". CricketArchive.
6. ^ "Obituary: Mr H. B. Tristram". The Times. No. 50573\. London. 4 October 1946. p. 7.