Vernon Armitage
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Vernon Kirk Armitage |
| Born | 20 October 1842 Eccles, Lancashire |
| Died | 8 May 1911 (aged 68) Birkdale, Lancashire |
Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2017 | |
Vernon Kirk Armitage (20 October 1842 – 8 May 1911) was an English
Salford, however, indicates that his father did not purchase Hope Hall until 11 years after Vernon's birth, and lived at Pendleton before 1853.[2] Vernon Armitage died at Birkdale
, also then Lancashire.
Vernon Armitage was the sixth son of the Lancashire industrialist Sir Elkanah Armitage and the only child of his father's second marriage.[3] He was educated at Harrow School and at Trinity College, Cambridge.[3] There is no record that he played cricket at Harrow and his only first-class appearance came in the match between Cambridge University and the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1864, when he batted low in the order and scored six runs in his only innings.[4]
Armitage graduated from Cambridge with both
Justice of the Peace in Lancashire, and was also vice-chairman of Lancashire County Council.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Vernon Armitage". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ Hampson, Charles Phillips (1930). Salford Through the Ages: The "Fons Et Origo" of an Industrial City. Manchester: E J Morton.
- ^ a b c d e J. Venn and J. A. Venn. "Alumni Cantabrigienses: Vernon Armitage". p. 72. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Scorecard: Cambridge University v Marylebone Cricket Club". www.cricketarchive.com. 6 June 1864. Retrieved 8 July 2017.