Edward Colebrooke (cricketer)
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| Full name | Edward Lotherington Colebrooke | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 October 1858 Southborough, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 August 1939 (aged 80) Canterbury, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Kenneth Hutchings (nephew) Frederick Hutchings (nephew) William Hutchings (nephew) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1880 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 August 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Edward Lotherington Colebrooke (29 October 1858 – 10 August 1939) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of Dr. Henry Colebrooke, he was born at
Gentlemen of Kent against the Gentlemen of England at Canterbury.[3] In seven first-class matches, Colebrook scored 161 runs at an average of 13.41, with a high score of 34 not out.[5] After graduating from Oxford, he became a priest in the Church of England.[4] He died without issue at Canterbury in August 1939. His nephews Kenneth Hutchings, Frederick Hutchings and William Hutchings all played first-class cricket, with Kenneth playing at Test level for England
.
References
- ^ Parish, W. D. (1877). List of Carthusians 1800-1879. Farncombe and Co. p. 53.
- ^ Oxford University Gazette. Vol. 7. Oxford University Press. 1877. p. 418.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Edward Colebrook". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries in 1939". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Player profile: Edward Colebrook". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2019.