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'''Henry Adair Pickard''' (12 May 1832 – 28 September 1905) was an [[English people|English]] first-class [[cricket]]er and clergyman.
The son of Henry William Adair, he was born [[Worksop]] in May 1832. He was educated at [[Rugby School]],<ref>{{cite book |title=Rugby School Register: From 1675 to 1867 Inclusive |first=Frederick |last=Temple |date=1867 |publisher=W. Billington |pages=[https://archive.org/details/rugbyschoolregi00tempgoog/page/n158 142] |url=https://booksarchive.google.co.ukorg/books?id=57MHAAAAQAAJdetails/rugbyschoolregi00tempgoog |language=en}}</ref> before going up to [[Christ Church, Oxford]].<ref name="BOOK">{{cite book alox2|title=AlumniPickard, OxoniensesRev. |date=1891Henry |first=Joseph |last=Foster |publisher=Parker and Company |pages=1113 |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4-ItAAAAIAAJ |language=enAdair}}</ref> He made two appearances in [[first-class cricket]] while a student at Oxford, but did not appear for [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]]. His first appearance came in 1852 for [[Sheffield Cricket Club|Sheffield]] against [[Manchester Cricket Club|Manchester]] at [[Botanical Gardens Cricket Ground|Manchester]], with his second appearance coming the following season for the [[Gentlemen of England]] against the [[Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club]] at [[Lord's]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/37/37488/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Henry Pickard |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-08-06 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> After graduating from Oxford in 1855, he became an [[Church of England|Anglican]] clergyman. He later served as an inspector of schools in 1864.<ref name="BOOK"/> Pickard died at his home along the [[Banbury Road]] in [[Oxford]] in September 1905.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/227833.html |title=Wisden - Obituaries in 1905 |date=30 November 2005 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=2019-08-06}}</ref>
 
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