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Henry Menzies was born on 28 March 1867 in Lambeth, London and attended St Paul's school. He came up to Jesus in 1886 receiving a B.A. in 1889 and B.Chir. in 1894. He became a surgeon and physician at St George's Hospital and an Assistant clinician at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. He later became Senior Anaesthetist at St George's Hospital. He was was one of the founders and Honourable Secretary of the Jesus College Society. He was also an English first-class cricketer active 1891–93 who played for Middlesex.
Cricket Career
He was a very good wicket-keeper who was unfortunate enough to be at Cambridge at the same time as Gregor McGregor, thus having no chance of getting his Blue. A well-known Free Forester, he played five times for Middlesex in 1891–93, including in a County Championship match against Kent on 23 August 1893, which Middlesex lost by 12 runs.
Death
Menzies died in North Farnborough, Hampshire on 7 March 1936, at the age of 68.