Herbert Harington

Herbert Henry Harington (14 August 1868 – 1 January 1948) was a British Army officer and amateur cricketer.

He was part of the force which captured Pretoria, was mentioned in dispatches and awarded the Queen's and King's South Africa Medals with five clasps.

[1][3] He served in South Africa until March 1904 and retired from the Army at the end of the year, joining the Reserve of Officers.

He was mentioned in dispatches a further three times and promoted to lieutenant-colonel in the 1919 New Year Honours before rejoining the reserve until he reached the age limit for service in 1922.

[1][5][6] In club cricket he played for sides such as Incogniti, Free Foresters and MCC as well as in India and whilst in Singapore during his army career.