Henry Joynt

Henry Joynt
Personal information
Full name	Henry Walter Joynt
Born	1 July 1931 (age 93); St Giles on the Heath, Devon, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
1957/58	Madras
1954–1959	Dorset
1952–1953	Oxford University
Career statistics
Matches	12
Runs scored	280
Batting average	14.73
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	42*
Balls bowled	1,748
Wickets	17
Bowling average	51.70
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	4/36
Catches/stumpings	9/–
	Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 October 2018

Henry Walter Joynt (born 1 July 1931) is an English former first-class cricketer.

He was born at St Giles on the Heath in Devon in July 1931. Joynt was educated at Bradfield College, where he played for the school cricket team from 1946 to 1949.^[1] He carried out his National Service in the Royal Artillery in 1950.^[2] The following year, upon completion of his National Service, Joynt was made a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery.^[3] Joynt studied at Trinity College, Oxford, in the early 1950s. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1952 against Sussex at Oxford, playing eleven first-class matches for the university in 1952–1953.^[4] He scored 256 runs in his eleven matches, with the highest score of 42 not out;^[5] as a medium pace bowler, Joynt took 13 wickets at a costly average of 63.46, with best innings figures of 3/62.^[6] While studying at Trinity, Joynt played football for Oxford University A.F.C., winning a Blue in the sport.^[7]

Having been made a temporary Lieutenant in June 1952,^[8] Joynt was given seniority in the rank in July 1954.^[9] 1954 was also the year that he debuted for Dorset in minor counties cricket, an association he would keep until 1959, having played for the county in the Minor Counties Championship eighteen times.^[10] By 1955, Joynt was on the Territorial Army Reserve of Officers list, retaining the now permanent rank of Lieutenant.^[11] He later moved to India, where he made a final appearance in first-class cricket for Madras against a touring Ceylon team in 1958 at the Madras Cricket Club Ground.^[4] He achieved his career-best bowling figures in this match, taking 4/36.^[6] Joynt played rugby union for South India as a full-back and placekicker,^[12] playing in the 1963 All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament.^[7]

References

^ "Teams Henry Joynt played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
^ "No. 39022". The London Gazette. 22 September 1950. p. 4739.
^ "No. 39368". The London Gazette. 26 October 1951. p. 5991.
^ ^a ^b "First-Class Matches played by Henry Joynt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Joynt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Henry Joynt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b Muthiah, S. (12 March 2001). "Breaking New Ground". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 October 2018.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "No. 39583". The London Gazette. 24 June 1952. p. 3513.
^ "No. 40223". The London Gazette. 6 July 1954. p. 3954.
^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Henry Joynt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
^ "No. 40639". The London Gazette. 22 November 1955. p. 6632.
^ Wijeratne, Neil (8 January 2017). "John Arenhold – The South African rainbow in Ceylon Cricket and Rugby". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 4 October 2018.