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Henry Calthorpe Blofeld OBE ( born at Hoveton Home Farm, Norfolk on 23 September 1939 ) ( nicknamed Blowers by the late Brian Johnston ) is a sports journalist.
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Henry and Calthorpe
His second wife ( her first marriage ) was Barbara ( 1716 – 1782 ), only daughter and heiress of Reynolds Calthorpe of Elvetham, Hampshire, by his spouse Barbara ( died 1724 ), daughter of Henry Yelverton, 15th Baron Grey de Ruthyn, 1st Viscount Longueville.
* Sir Henry Gough, 2nd Baronet ( 1748 – 1798 ), was created Baron Calthorpe in 1796 having assumed the additional surname of Calthorpe upon inheriting, in 1788, the Elvetham and Norfolk estates of his maternal uncle, Sir Henry Calthorpe, K. B ..
* Henry Gough-Calthorpe, 1st Baron Calthorpe ( 1749 – 1798 ), married in 1783, Frances ( died 1827 ), second daughter of General Benjamin Carpenter, with issue, eleven children.
Henry and Blofeld
It is commonly believed that the name Blofeld was inspired by the English cricket commentator Henry Blofeld's father, with whom Fleming went to school.
Tom Blofeld's son is Henry Blofeld, a sports journalist, best known as a cricket commentator for Test Match Special on BBC Radio.
When Mickey Stewart was unable to play after the first day because of dysentery he seriously considered calling up the cricket journalist Henry Blofeld, but managed to survive with just 10 men.
Henry Blofeld's father ( Tom Blofeld, b. 1903, d. 1986 ) went to Eton with Ian Fleming and his name may have been the inspiration for the name of James Bond supervillain, Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
This does not detract from the love that many loyal listeners to Test Match Special the world over have for him, demonstrated in the Test against Pakistan at Headingley in 1996 when a flat overlooking the ground was draped with a banner proclaiming " Henry Blofeld is God ".
* Henry Blofeld: The First ' Young Cricketer of the Year ', from the Cricket Society, by Douglas Miller
Johnston was responsible for a number of the TMS traditions, including the creation, often using the so-called Oxford "- er ", of the nicknames of fellow commentators ( for example, Jonathan Agnew is still known as " Aggers ", Henry Blofeld as " Blowers " and the late, lamented Bill Frindall as " the Bearded Wonder " (" Bearders ").
The main butt of practical jokes is Henry Blofeld who fails to spot a " wind up " even if it is staring him in the face.
Giles was, until that successful run of form, also gently derided by commentators: the BBC's Test Match Special commentator Henry Blofeld famously labelled him a " Wheelie bin " because of his trundling run-up, much to Giles ' disgust.
He was out for the rest of the injury-struck tour ( England were reduced to 10 men at one point and Smith considered calling up Henry Blofeld ) and returned to Surrey to organise his benefit.
In the words of BBC cricket commentator Henry Blofeld, " It's very much a game of chess-white-flannelled figures on green grass.
Henry and OBE
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, CVO, OBE, FRGS ( 15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922 ) was an Anglo-Irish polar explorer, one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
Donald Henry Pleasence, OBE ( 5 October 1919-2 February 1995 ) was a British film, television and stage actor.
Sir Frederick Henry Royce, 1st Baronet, OBE ( 27 March 1863 – 22 April 1933 ) was a pioneering car manufacturer, who with Charles Stewart Rolls founded the Rolls-Royce company.
Sir Henry Walford Davies KCVO OBE ( 6 September 1869 – 11 March 1941 ) was a British composer, who held the title
Timothy Henry " Tim " Henman OBE ( born 6 September 1974 ) is a retired English professional tennis player and former British number one.
Michael Henry Flanders OBE ( 1 March 1922 – 14 April 1975 ) was an English actor, broadcaster, and writer and performer of comic songs.
Sir Henry Cooper OBE KSG ( 3 May 19341 May 2011 ) was an English heavyweight boxer known for the effectiveness of his left hook, " Enry's ' Ammer ", and his knockdown of the young Muhammad Ali.
Sir Richard Henry Simpson Stilgoe OBE DL ( born 28 March 1943 ) is a British songwriter, lyricist and musician.
Hemming was born in Vancouver because his Canadian father, Henry Harold Hemming OBE, MC, had been through the trenches in the First World War, saw the Second coming, and wanted him to be born in North America.
Henry " Harry " Evans Maude, OBE ( 1 October 1906 – 4 November 2006 ) was a British civil servant and anthropologist.
Much was made of Barry ’ s age by the Irish newspapers, but the British military were to point out that the three soldiers who had been killed were “ much the same age as Barry .” On 20 October, Major Reginald Ingram Marians OBE, Head of the Press Section of the General Staff, informed Basil Clarke, Head of Publicity, that Washington was “ only 19 and that the other soldiers were of similar ages .” General Macready, was well aware of the “ propaganda value of the soldier ’ s ages .” General Macready informed General Sir Henry Wilson on the day that sentence was pronounced “ of the three men who were killed by him ( Barry ) and his friends two were 19 and one 20 — official age so probably they were younger ... so if you want propaganda there you are .” It was later reported that one of the infantrymen was as young as 15 years old.
Brigadier Andrew Henry Parker Bowles OBE ( born 27 December 1939 ) is a retired British Army officer.
John " Jack " Henry Webb Fingleton OBE ( 28 April 1908 in Sydney – 22 November 1981 in Sydney ) was an Australian cricketer who was trained as a journalist and became a political and cricket commentator after the end of his playing career.
Simon Henry King OBE ( born 27 December 1962 ) is a British television presenter and cameraman, specialising in nature documentaries.
Edward Henry " Eddie " Thompson OBE ( 16 July 1940 – 15 October 2008 ) was a Scottish businessman, he was the chairman of Scottish football club Dundee United and a well-known figure in the Scottish retail industry.
John Henry Antill, CMG, OBE ( 8 April 190429 December 1986 ) was an Australian composer best known for his ballet Corroboree.
Stewart Henry Perowne OBE, KStJ ( 17 June 1901 – 10 May 1989 ) was a British diplomat, archaeologist, explorer and historian who wrote books on the history and antiquities of the Mediterranean.
Lt .- Col. John Henry Guy Nevill, 5th Marquess of Abergavenny, KG, OBE ( 8 November 1914 – 23 February 2000 ) was a British peer, the son of the 4th Marquess of Abergavenny.
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Andrew Henry Humphrey GCB, OBE, DFC, AFC ( 10 January 1921 – 24 January 1977 ) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force.
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