Henry Renny-Tailyour

Henry Renny-Tailyour
Henry Renny-Tailyour
	Colonel H.W. Renny-Tailyour R.E. in about 1890
Born	Henry Waugh Renny-Tailyour; 9 October 1849; Mussoorie, British India
Died	15 June 1920 (aged 70); Montrose, Scotland
Nationality	British
Education	Cheltenham College
Occupations	Soldier; Sportsman; Businessman;
Employer	Guinness
Known for	Association and rugby football international; first-class cricketer
Position(s)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Royal Engineers
International career
1873	Scotland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
	Royal Engineers
International career
Years	Team
1872	Scotland
Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm fast (roundarm)
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
1873–1883	Kent
1875	MCC
FC debut	17 July 1873 Gentlemen v Players
Last FC	9 August 1883 Kent v Middlesex
Career statistics
Matches	28
Runs scored	818
Batting average	19.02
100s/50s	1/4
Top score	124
Balls bowled	220
Wickets	5
Bowling average	17.40
5 wickets in innings	0
10 wickets in match	0
Best bowling	2/28
Catches/stumpings	16/0
	Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 July 2009
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Colonel
Unit	Royal Engineers

Henry Waugh Renny-Tailyour (9 October 1849 – 15 June 1920) was a British amateur all-round sportsman who appeared for Scotland in some of the earliest international football and rugby union matches, remaining to this day the only player to have represented the country in both codes. He also played first class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club and was an accomplished athlete.

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