Henry Bruen (cricketer)

Henry Bruen (26 July 1856 – 26 December 1927) was an Irish first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

[1] The son of the politician Henry Bruen and his wife, Mary Margaret Conolly, he was born at the family estate Oak Park in County Carlow.

[2] He was educated in England at Harrow School,[3] before attending the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.

[2] He graduated from Woolwich in February 1877, entering into the Royal Artillery with the temporary rank of lieutenant.

[6] He met with success in his second first-class match of the tour, taking figures of 6 for 54 with the ball in the Gentlemen of Philadelphia second-innings.