Henry James Armstrong (21 June 1885 – 23 March 1945)[1] was an Australian cricket Test match umpire.
Armstrong was born in the inner Sydney suburb of Glebe.[1] He umpired one Test match in 1931 between Australia and the West Indies at Sydney on 27 February to 4 March 1931. In this match, in which the West Indies gained their first win over Australia, he was partnered by Walter French.[2]
He umpired 12 Sheffield Shield matches in Sydney between 1930 and 1937.[3] In the 1930s he served for some years as honorary secretary of the New South Wales Umpires' Association.[4][5]
Armstrong married Essie Hill in November 1911.[6] They had two daughters. He died at their home in Wahroonga, in March 1945.[7]