George Cherry (cricketer)
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| Full name | George Charles Cherry | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 January 1822 Kintbury, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 June 1887 (aged 65) Kintbury, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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| 1841–1844 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 11 February 2020 | |||||||||||||||
George Charles Cherry JP (26 January 1822 – 12 June 1887) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.
The son of the politician George Henry Cherry,[1] he was born in January 1822 at Kintbury, Berkshire. He was educated at Harrow School,[2] before going up to Christ Church, Oxford.[3] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1841. He made eight further first-class appearances for Oxford, with his final appearance coming in 1844.[4] In his nine first-class matches, he scored 122 runs at an average of 7.17, with a high score of 20.[5]
A student of the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar in May 1848.[6] He was the High Sheriff of Berkshire in 1871 and served as a justice of the peace.[7][2] Cherry was the chairman of the Berkshire quarter sessions from 1885–87. He died at Denford House at Kintbury in June 1887.[2][6] His grandfather was George Frederick Cherry, a political officer of the East India Company.
References[edit]
- ^ "Cherry, George Henry". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ a b c Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1801-1893. Longmans, Green. p. 105.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Cherry". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Cherry". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar. Reeves and Turner. p. 437.
- ^ "No. 23704". The London Gazette. 8 February 1871. p. 473.