Henry Tattersall

Henry James Tattersall (21 December 1892 – 5 November 1971) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played six matches of first-class cricket for Auckland and Wellington between 1913 and 1928.^[1][2] He toured Australia with the New Zealand team in 1913-14 as the second wicket-keeper, but did not play in any of the four first-class matches against state teams.^[3]

Henry Tattersall

Personal information
Full name	Henry James Tattersall
Born	(1892-12-21)21 December 1892 Christchurch, New Zealand
Died	5 November 1971(1971-11-05) (aged 78) Palmerston North, New Zealand
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1912/13–1913/14	Auckland
1922/23–1927/28	Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 6 Runs scored 94 Batting average 11.75 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 24 Catches/stumpings 7/4
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 August 2018

Before World War I Tattersall worked as an engineer in an Auckland foundry.^[4] During the war he served overseas in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force as a sergeant.^[5]

After the war Tattersall settled on 557 acres at Akitio which he had been granted after a ballot under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act.^[6] In April 1921 he married Muriel Childs. They had a son in 1922 but separated soon afterwards and divorced in 1927.^[7][8] He moved to Wellington.^[9]