Henry Whatley Estridge (10 October 1837 – 15 January 1902) was an English first-class cricketer, a Royal Indian Navy and British Army officer, Colonial Service official, and naturalist. The son of George Estridge, he was born at Carshalton in October 1837. Estridge initially served in the Royal Indian Navy, serving in the Anglo-Persian War of 1856–57. He served as a midshipman aboard the sloop Clive, seeing action at the Battle of Bushire in December 1856. Shortly after the conclusion of the conflict, Estridge returned to England where he purchased a commission with the rank of ensign in the 46th Regiment of Foot in September 1859. He later purchased the rank of lieutenant in June 1862, prior to retiring from military service in September 1865. He played first-class cricket for the agains