Trevor Henry (14 April 1954 – 6 February 2006) was an Irish cricket umpire. Henry first officiated a match of note in 1999 when Ireland played the South Africa Academy cricket team in a first-class fixture. Henry later stood in four first-class fixtures spread over the 2004 and 2005 Intercontinental Cup's, officiating in his final first-class fixture when Canada played the Cayman Islands. ^[1] In the 2005 ICC Trophy, Henry stood in 15 matches during the tournament. ^[2] He officiated in his first List A match, which was between Cambridgeshire and the Warwickshire Cricket Board in the 2nd round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2001. He later stood in 8 further List A matches between 2002 and 2005. Henry's final List A match officiating as an on-field umpire came in the 2005 ICC Trophy when he stood in a match between Oman and the United States. ^[3]

By 2006, Henry was appointed to the ICC Associates and Affiliates Umpire Panel and in February of that year he was due to officiate at the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. ^[4] Henry died of Cancer on 6 February, leaving behind his wife Roberta and four children. ^[5] The Trevor Henry Fund scholarship was later set up in his honour, and provides funding and development support for umpires across Europe. ^[6]

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External links

• Trevor Henry at CricketArchive