Henry Moberly

For the Canadian fur trader, see Henry John Moberly.

Henry Moberly
Born	Henry Edward Moberly (1822-12-11)11 December 1822 Madras, British India
Died	22 September 1907(1907-09-22) (aged 84)
Education	Winchester College
Alma mater	New College, Oxford
Religion	Anglicanism
Church	Church of England
Ordained	1846 (deacon) 1851 (priest)
Offices held	Vicar of Heckfield Rector of St Michael's, Winchester
Cricket career
Cricket information
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1842-1845	Oxford University Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class cricket Matches 10 Runs scored 153 Batting average 8.50 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 33 Balls bowled 16 Wickets 36 Bowling average 0 5 wickets in innings 2 10 wickets in match 1 Best bowling 7/? Catches/stumpings 6/-
Source: CricketArchive, June 2026

Henry Edward Moberly (11 December 1822 at Madras – 22 September 1907 at Winchester, Hampshire) was an English cleric and school housemaster. As an amateur cricketer, he played from 1842 to 1845.

Life

The eldest son of Lt-Col. Henry Moberly of Madras, Moberly was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford. He played cricket for Oxford University, making 10 known appearances.

Moberly matriculated at New College in 1841, graduating B.A. in 1845, and was a Fellow there from 1841 to 1860. He was ordained as a Church of England priest and became Dean of Divinity at New College in 1851, bursar in 1853 and sub-warden in 1856. He taught at Winchester College 1859–80 and founded one of the oldest boarding houses at Winchester, still known formally as Moberly's. He then became a parish priest and was vicar of Heckfield, Hampshire, 1880–83 and rector of St Michael's, Winchester, from 1883.

F. D. How included Moberly in the 1904 book Six Great Schoolmasters.

External links

• CricketArchive profile