Henry Martyn (cricketer)

Henry Martyn (16 July 1877 – 8 August 1928) was an English cricketer who made 97 first-class appearances for Oxford University and Somerset between 1899 and 1908.

His performance in his first match for the university, against A J Webbe's XI, led Wisden to note that "it was obvious that a great wicketkeeper had been discovered".

Martyn didn't appear again for Somerset until July 1902, when he was part of the team to face the touring Australians, a match in which he played as a specialist batsman, making a half-century in the first-innings.

[5] Martyn's top-score in first-class cricket came in a 1905 match against the Australians, when opening the batting whilst following-on, he made an unbeaten 130.

[7] He was praised for his performance in the Gentlemen v Players match in 1906, when he stood up to the stumps to the fast bowlers Walter Brearley and Neville Knox.