George Thackeray

George Thackeray
Personal information
Full name George Thackeray
Born 22 July 1806
Bath, Somerset
Died 9 October 1875 (1875-10-10) (aged 69)
Hemingby, Lincolnshire
Batting unknown hand
Bowling underarm: unknown hand and type
Role unknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1826 Cambridge University
Career statistics
Source: Arthur Haygarth, 23 June 2013

George Thackeray (born 22 July 1806 at Bath, Somerset; died 9 October 1875 at Hemingby, Lincolnshire) was an English cricketer with amateur status.

Thackeray was educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge.[1] He is recorded as playing in one first-class match for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1826, totalling 5 runs with a highest score of 5 and holding no catches.[2] He graduated BA in 1830, having already become a fellow of the college in 1829. He continued as a fellow until 1841, during which he was ordained as a Church of England priest in 1833. He was rector of Hemingby, Lincolnshire, 1840–75.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Thackeray, George (THKY826G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. "George Thackeray". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2013.

Bibliography

  • Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826). Lillywhite.
  • Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volume 2 (1827–1840). Lillywhite.



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