Cholmeley Austen-Leigh
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| Full name | Cholmeley Austen-Leigh | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 September 1829 Tring, Hertfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 September 1899 (aged 70) Kingston, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Arthur Austen-Leigh (brother) Charles Austen-Leigh (brother) Spencer Austen-Leigh (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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| 1862 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 3 October 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Cholmeley Austen-Leigh (26 September 1829 – 30 September 1899) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.
The son of The Reverend James Edward Austen-Leigh and his wife Emma, he was born at Tring in September 1829.[1] His father was a nephew to the novelist Jane Austen.[2] He was educated at Winchester College, before going up to Trinity College, Oxford, from where he graduated in 1851. His association with Trinity College continued after his graduation, with Austen-Leigh being a fellow of the college from 1852 to 1864.[3] A student of Lincoln's Inn, he was called to the bar to practise as a barrister in April 1856.[4]
He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Sussex at Hove in 1862.[5] Batting twice in the match, he was run out for 14 runs in the MCC first innings, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 8 runs by Arthur Chapman.[6] Austen-Leigh was on the council of King's College London and was a partner in the printing company, Eyre & Spottiswoode.[2] He married Melesina Mary Chenevix Trench in 1864, the daughter of Richard Chenevix Trench who was Archbishop of Dublin.[4] Austen-Leigh died at Kingston in September 1899.[7] His brothers, Arthur, Charles and Spencer were all first-class cricketers.
References
[edit]- ^ "Cholmeley Austen-Leigh". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ a b Winchester College, 1836–1906: A Register. P. and G. Wells. 1907. p. 78.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar. Reeves and Turner. p. 724.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Cholmeley Austen-Leigh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Sussex v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1862". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ Sussex Agricultural Express . 6 October 1899. p. 4
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[edit]- 1829 births
- 1899 deaths
- People from Tring
- People educated at Winchester College
- Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford
- Fellows of Trinity College, Oxford
- Members of Lincoln's Inn
- English barristers
- English cricketers
- Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- English printers
- People associated with King's College London
- Austen family
- Jane Austen
- 19th-century English businesspeople
- Cricketers from Hertfordshire