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Henry Lette

Australian cricketer and politician

Source: Cricket Archive, 15 August 2010

Henry Elms Lette (christened 10 August 1829 – 15 August 1892) was an Australian cricketer and politician.

Contents

  • 1 Cricket
  • 2 Politics
  • 3 See also
  • 4 References

Cricket

Lette was a left-arm underarm bowler who played for Tasmania. He was born in Curramore and died in Launceston.

Lette made a single first-cl* appearance for the side, during the 1851–52 season, against Victoria. From the lower order, he scored 2 runs in the first innings in which he batted, and a duck in the second. Lette bowled 29 overs in the match, taking 7 wickets.

Politics

Lette represented Launceston in the House of *embly from November 1862, and was Chairman of Committees of the Tasmanian House of *embly from July 1877 to 1892. Lette represented Central Launceston from 1 September 1871 and North Launceston from 30 May 1877.

See also

  • List of Tasmanian representative cricketers

References