Francis Anthony Hoste Henley (11 February 1884 – 26 June 1963) was an English

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er active 1903–08 who played for

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. Henley was born on 11 February 1884 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, and was educated at

Oriel College, Oxford Oriel College () is Colleges of the University of Oxford, a constituent college of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. Located in Oriel Square, the college has the distinction of being the oldest royal foundation in Oxford (a title for ...

. He was a son of Anthony Henley, who played cricket for

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he was an officer in the Army Service Corps. In 1924 he wrote ''The Boys' Book of Cricket''. He died on 26 June 1963 in Wheathampstead, aged 79 years old .

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1884 births 1963 deaths English cricketers Middlesex cricketers Oxford University cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Suffolk cricketers Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford Royal Army Service Corps officers British Army personnel of World War I Military personnel from Suffolk 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-cricket-bio-1880s-stub