John Mordaunt (cricketer)
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| Full name | John Murray Mordaunt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 December 1837 Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 December 1923 (aged 85) Westminster, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Eustace Mordaunt (son) Gerald Mordaunt (son) Henry Mordaunt (son) Osbert Mordaunt (brother) David Mordaunt (great-grandson) Francis Portman (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1863 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 October 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Murray Mordaunt officer and shipbuilder.
The son of
In April 1864, he was promoted to lieutenant in the Warwickshire Yeomanry.[8] Mordaunt went into business with Thomas Ridley Oswald as a shipbuilder in Southampton in 1878, with the company being declared bankrupt in 1881.[9] In addition to having served as a deputy lieutenant for Warwickshire, Mordaunt was also a justice of the peace for the county.[1] He died at Westminster in December 1923.[10] He was married to Elizabeth Evelyn Cotes, with the couple having five children;[11] their three sons Eustace, Gerald and Henry all played first-class cricket.[2] Other relations who also played first-class cricket included his brother, Osbert, great-grandson David Mordaunt and nephew Francis Portman.
References
- ^ a b Stapylton, H. E. C. (1900). Eton School Lists. London: Spottiswoode & Co. p. 246.
- ^ a b "Wisden - Obutuaries in 1924". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 977.
- ^ "No. 22551". The London Gazette. 27 September 1861. p. 3862.
- ^ "No. 22689". The London Gazette. 12 December 1862. p. 6315.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Mordaunt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Mordaunt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "No. 22849". The London Gazette. 29 April 1864. p. 2344.
- ^ "No. 24947". The London Gazette. 8 March 1881. p. 1110.
- ^ Obituary. Warwick and Warwickshire Advertiser. 29 December 1923. p. 4
- ^ "John Murray Mordaunt". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 4 October 2021.