Henry James Tattersall (21 December 1892 – 5 November 1971) was a New Zealand cricketer.
Biography
Early life Tattersall was born in Christchurch on 21 December 1892. Before World War I He worked as an engineer in an Auckland foundry.
War service During the war Tattersall served overseas in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force as a sergeant. After the war he settled on 557 acres at Akitio which he had been granted after a ballot under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act.
Family In April 1921 he married Muriel Childs. They had a son in 1922 but separated soon afterwards and divorced in 1927. He moved to Wellington.
Death Tattersall died on 5 November 1971, aged 78, in Palmerston North.
Cricket career Tattersall played as a wicket-keeper, and made his first-class debut for Auckland against Hawke's Bay in March 1913, catching two batsmen and stumping two others. He played six first-class matches for Auckland and Wellington between 1913 and 1928. He toured Australia with the New Zealand team in 1913-14 as the second wicket-keeper, but did not play in any of the four first-class matches against state teams.Don Neely & Richard Payne, Men in White: The History of New Zealand International Cricket, 1894–1985, Moa, Auckland, 1986, pp. 53–56.
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