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DOB: 22 November <1870>
Died: 7 February <1911>

Debut: Round 8, 1900 against at East Melbourne
Last Game: Round 9, 1900 against at

From: Marylebone

Games: 2
Goals: 3
Career Statistics

Joining Melbourne for the <1892> season, Henry "Harry" Graham finished third in the league's goalkicking with 42 that year. He found more fame as an Australian test cricketer, remaining the only Australian to score hundreds in his first innings against England home and away. Graham toured England in both <1893> and <1896>, missing the <1893> season due to his cricket commitments. The stress of year round cricket greatly affected his football career.

Graham made a brief comeback to play VFL football in <1900> but it was short lived, heading to Mt. William in July, where gold had been discovered a month earlier. After that year he left the MCC and played cricket for Carlton.

In around <1904> he moved to New Zealand and became a high school cricket coach. In his later years Graham was gripped with alcoholism and mental illness and he was committed to an asylum near Dunedin in <1907> where he remained until his death.

Notes
A J. Graham played in <1892>. It's not known if they were related.

No Graham played in the first half of <1893> and only one in the second half, it's not clear which Graham this was. Due to his tour of England it was probably J. Graham. Both Grahams played again in <1894> but not in <1895>.

May have gone to New Zealand as early as 1896.

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Herald - 27/07/1900
Telegraph - 08/02/1911
Herald - 10/02/1911
Punch - 16/02/1911

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