Francis Popham (cricketer)

Francis Leyborne Popham (born 14 October 1809, Ramsbury, Wiltshire; died 30 July 1880, Niton, Isle Of Wight) was an English cricketer who was associated with Oxford University Cricket Club and made his first-class debut in 1829.[1]

Popham was a member of the Popham family which at that time owned Littlecote House near Ramsbury. He was educated at Harrow School and University College, Oxford. He graduated in 1831 and was a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, 1831–43. He studied law at Lincoln's Inn and was called to the bar in 1837.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Francis Popham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Foster, Joseph (1888). Alumni Oxonienses: the members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886. 3. Oxford: Parker and Co. p. 1131.

Bibliography

  • Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volume 2 (1827–1840). Lillywhite.
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