Henry Attfield
Henry Attfield was an English cricketer who is recorded in a total of 27 matches between 1773 and 1789. He played mainly for Chertsey [Cricket Club|Chertsey] and Surrey county [cricket team (pre-1846)|Surrey].
Born at Bagshot, he lived for much of his life in Chertsey, where he was a sawyer by trade. Besides Chertsey and Surrey, Attfield played in three matches for Rest of [England cricket teams|England], and once for the John [Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset|Duke of Dorset's XI]. In addition, he was twice a given man for Hampshire [county cricket team (pre-1864)|Hampshire]. His name was often shortened to 'Field' on match scorecards.
Cricket career
Attfield made his first known appearance on 26 August 1773 when, aged just 17, he travelled to Hambledon, Hampshire with the Surrey county [cricket team (pre-1846)|Surrey] team for a match against Hambledon Town on Broadhalfpenny Down.He scored seven runs out of Surrey's total of 131 in their first innings and three in their second. Later in the year he played twice more for the team, this time against Hampshire.Attfield is known to have played regularly as his name appears on more than 20 surviving scorecards. These show that he was usually a middle-order batsman and that he rarely bowled. It is not known if he was right- or left-handed; nor if he had any fielding specialism. His name appears only once in 1774 but then he is recorded five times in 1775. He was selected for England cricket teams|England teams] twice — against Hampshire at Laleham Burway in July 1777; and again at Broadhalfpenny Down in August 1779. In June 1780, he played for the Duke of Dorset's XI against Sir [Horatio Mann, 2nd Baronet|Sir Horatio Mann's XI] at Sevenoaks Vine.