Edward Morant (cricketer, born 1772)
Edward Gregory Morant Gale (1772–1855) was an English amateur cricketer who made three known appearances in what are classified as first-class cricket matches between 1793 and 1795.[1] He was a noted patron of the game who organised a number of matches in the 1790s[citation needed] and was a plantation owner in the British West Indies.
Biography
Morant was born in 1772,
Morant served as ensign in the
As a cricketer, Morant played mainly for
Morant lived at Upham near Bishop's Waltham in Hampshire. He married twice: his first wife was Elizabeth Townsend whom he married in 1798, and his second wife was Emily Jane Gambier. His daughter Louisa married William Skipwith, son of Sir Grey Skipwith, 8th Baronet in 1843. His son Edward John Morant Gale was also a cricketer, and married Maria Henrietta, second daughter of Sir Simeon Stuart in 1845.[2]
Morant died at Upham in August 1855.[1] At his death most of his properties in Jamaica, where slavery had been abolished in 1838, were heavily mortgaged, with only one passing to his wife and son.[2][3]
References
- ^ a b c d Edward Morant, CricketArchive. Retrieve 2021-12-14.
- ^ a b c Edward Gregory Morant Gale Esq. born Morant, Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slave Ownership, University College London. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ^ a b Sheridan, RB Introduction to the microfilm collection, The Gale-Morant Papers 1731-1925, University of Exeter Library. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ^ Office, Great Britain War (1791). A List of the Officers of the Army and Marines, with an Index: A Succession of Colonels and a List of the Officers of the Army and Marines on Half-Play : Also with Index. War-Office. p. 71.
- ^ Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744-1826), Lillywhite, 1862
- CricInfo. Retrieved 2021-12-14