Henry Sayen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Henry Sayen

American cricketer

Date of Birth: 22-Jan-1883

Place of Birth: St. Davids, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 29-Jan-1965

Profession: writer, businessperson, military personnel, cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Henry Sayen

  • William Henry Sayen (22 January 1883 – 29 January 1965) was an American first-class cricketer. The son of the railway builder William Henry Sayen, he was born at St.
  • Davids, Pennsylvania in January 1883.
  • He was educated at Haverford School, before going up to Princeton University.
  • Sayen was interested in cricket at a young age, an interest which he carried into his adult life.
  • A member of the Merion Cricket Club, his fast bowling gained notoriety when he was the first American selected to represent the Gentlemen of England, making his debut in first-class cricket for the team against Cambridge University at Eastbourne in June 1908.
  • He joined the touring Philadelphian cricket team the following month, making six first-class appearances against English county opponents.
  • For the Philadelphians, he scored 113 runs on the tour, at an average of 10.27 and a high score of 29.
  • With the ball, he took 9 wickets at a bowling average of 28.77, with best figures of 4 for 44.
  • His bowling was described as the sensation of the English sporting world.
  • While in England, Sayen met Edith May Coyners, the sister of the Bermudian politician Reginald Conyers, with the couple marrying in 1910.
  • Following the tour, he played no further first-class cricket.
  • He settled in Princeton, becoming the president and treasurer of the Mercer Rubber Co.
  • He served during the First World War, though not with the United States Army, instead serving with the 9th Army Corps and the 34th Corps of the French Army.
  • For his service in the war, Sayen was decorated with the French commemorative medal and the Croix de Guerre, including a citation from General Pétain.
  • Following the war, he became active in local affairs in Princeton, serving on the Princeton Borough Council.
  • In his role he was instrumental in the paving of Nassau Street.
  • He was also the founder and first president of the Princeton Chamber of Commerce.
  • He retired from the Mercer Rubber Co.
  • in 1956 and in his retirement he wrote A Yankee Looks at Cricket, a book on the history of cricket in America.
  • Following the death of his first wife, with whom he had two children, he married Emily C.
  • Lyman around 1956.
  • He died at Princeton following a three year long illness in January 1965, one week after his 82nd birthday.

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