William Henry Milton

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Sir William Henry Milton (3 December 1854 - 6 March 1930) was the 3rd Administrator of Mashonaland, played rugby for England and was South Africa's second cricket captain.

Born in Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England. Milton played rugby for England in 1874 and 1875.

Milton emigrated to South Africa, arriving in Cape Town in 1878. By the late 1870s, rugby football was very much battling to survive against Winchester football. Milton joined Villagers club and preached the cause of rugby, by the end of that year the football playing fraternity of Cape Town had all but abandoned the Winchester game in favour of rugby.

He made his Test cricket debut in their first game of all, at Port Elizabeth in 1888/89. He was made captain for the second Test at Cape Town, replacing Owen Dunell, and made his third and final appearance (again at Cape Town) in 1891/92. He played three other first-class games: two for Natal and one for Western Province.

Milton then moved to Mashonaland and under the influence of his friend Cecil John Rhodes was Mashonaland's 3rd Administrator from 24 July 1897 to 24 January 1901.

He died in Cannes, France at the age of 75.