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Henry James Armstrong (21 June 1885 – 23 March 1945) was an Australian cricket Test match umpire.

Armstrong was born in the inner Sydney suburb of Glebe. He umpired one Test match in 1931 between Australia and the West Indies at Sydney on 27 February to 4 March 1931. In this match, in which the West Indies gained their first win over Australia, he was partnered by Walter French.

He umpired 12 Sheffield Shield matches in Sydney between 1930 and 1937. In the 1930s he served for some years as honorary secretary of the New South Wales Umpires' Association.

Armstrong married Essie Hill in November 1911. They had two daughters. He died at their home in Wahroonga, in March 1945.

See also

• Australian Test Cricket Umpires
• List of Test cricket umpires

References

1. ^ "Henry Armstrong". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
2. "5th Test, West Indies tour of Australia at Sydney, Feb 27 - Mar 4 1931". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
3. "Henry Armstrong as Umpire in Sheffield Shield Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
4. "Throwing controversy again". Sun: 7. 11 November 1931.
5. "Don is now qualified to umpire". Sun: 2. 2 August 1933.
6. "Social". Sydney Morning Herald: 8. 25 November 1911.
7. "Deaths". Sydney Morning Herald: 24. 24 March 1945.

External links

• Henry Armstrong at ESPNcricinfo

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