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Full name | Henry Hume Chisholm Baird | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 13 April 1878 Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 22 February 1950 Sandwich, Kent, England | (aged 71)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1910–1911/12 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 29 January 2019 |
Henry Hume Chisholm Baird DSO (13 April 1878 – 22 February 1950) was a Welsh cricketer and British Army officer. Entering into the East Kent Regiment from Sandhurst, Baird served in the Second Boer War with distinction, earning the Distinguished Service Order. He later played first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team, the Marylebone Cricket Club, and a combined Army and Navy cricket team.