Henry Fraser (rugby union)
rugby player
Henry John "Harry" Fraser (8 November 1887 – 18 July 1976) was a Scottish sportsman and businessman who was selected for the 1910 Combined British tour of Argentina, now recognised as a British & Irish Lions tour.
Early life and education
Fraser was born in Perth, Scotland, the son of John McLaren Fraser and Alice K. Fraser. In the 1901 census he was recorded as a 13-year-old scholar residing at Invermay Mansion House, Forteviot, Perthshire. He was educated at Trinity College, Glenalmond.
Fraser came from a distinguished sporting family. His brothers included William Lovat Fraser, a Scottish cricketer and rugby international who also toured Argentina with the 1910 Combined British side; Alan Fraser, who represented Scotland at first-class cricket; and Rowland Fraser, a Scotland international rugby union player who was killed in action during the First World War.
Cricket career
Fraser began playing competitive cricket while at Glenalmond, representing the school against Perthshire in 1904. In 1907 he played for W. E. Anderson's XI against Auchterarder alongside his brothers Alan and Rowland.
By 1909 he had developed a reputation as a powerful batsman. The Perthshire Advertiser described him as a “great hitter” in the Stirling district, noting that he regularly “broke the heart of the best bowlers,” and referred to him as “Harry Fraser.”
He later played county cricket for:
Perthshire
Fifeshire
Dunfermline
Rugby career
Fraser was selected for the 1910 Combined British tour of Argentina, a side now recognised as part of the official history of the British & Irish Lions.
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